Political Quotes

“carrying on, this week the Republican leader will continue with the pointless approach that has been a hallmark of his time as leader--bringing another failed partisan bill back before the Senate for a revote. The Republican leader will force yet another failed vote on this cynical Zika conference report. The Republican agreement on the MILCON-VA-Zika conference report is a disgrace. It is a mockery of how Congress should treat an emergency. Remember, we passed a bill out of here--89 votes. It wasn't everything we wanted. It was a compromise. Instead of $1.9 billion, it was $1.1 billion. But we agreed to that. Democrats and Republicans agreed to that. It went to the House, and we thought we were home free, but little did we realize we were dealing with the same problems Speaker Boehner dealt with for a long time until he was forced to leave. It seems that Ryan, who was going to bring a new voice to the House, has not been able to do so. I know he has tried. I repeat, it is a mockery of how Congress should treat an emergency. What does it do? It restricts funding for birth control provided by Planned Parenthood. It exempts pesticide spraying from the Clean Water Act. It cuts veterans funding by $500 million below the Senate bill. It cuts Ebola funding by $107 million. It rescinds $543 million from ObamaCare that simply would fall, like that, with raising a point of order. It strikes a prohibition on displaying the Confederate flag that was in the House bill.…”