Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, just 3 days ago, Democrats voted to keep our government open. We told America how Republicans were slashing vital programs in their extreme appropriations bills. We voted down the Republican plan to drastically cut programs that keep our babies, children, and their mothers from going hungry, cut public school funding, cut agricultural investments, and cut support for small businesses. That is what the Republicans wanted to do. The American people heard our warnings, and their voices rang through Congress. Finally, we had a clean continuing resolution without those cuts on the House floor. With support from the American people, Democrats led the way in keeping our government open. It is a continuation of our work from last Congress where Democrats passed laws to make investments in our future energy independence and in our vision for rural development that has been lacking for decades. In Jeremiah 29:11, the Lord says: My plan is not for you to suffer, but for you to prosper, have hope and a future. Democrats showed that we are ready and willing to make that prosperity plan a reality for Americans and especially for rural America. For too long in rural America and in rural New Mexico, our families have been leaving the farms and ranches that give us our identity, our ``herencia y cultura,'' ``heritage and culture,'' and importantly, that give us the food we eat. Last year, Democrats passed bill after bill to change this trend.…”