Political Quotes

“I thank my friend, the Republican leader, and ask unanimous consent that a joint leadership letter be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Joint Leadership Letter We mutually commit to the following for the 112th Congress: The budgets of the Committees of the Senate, including Joint and Special Committees, and all other subgroups, shall be apportioned to reflect the ratio of the Senate as of this date, including an additional ten percent (10%) to be allocated to the Chairmen for administrative expenses, to be determined by the Rules Committee. However, the amount of funding authorized for each individual Committee in the 112th Congress is being reduced by the amount that was allocated to that Committee from Special Reserves in the last Congress. Special Reserves is being restored to its historic purpose. Requests for funding will only be considered when submitted by a Committee Chairman and Ranking Member for unanticipated, non-recurring needs. Such requests shall be granted only upon the approval of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Rules Committee. Funds for Committee expenses shall be available to each Chairman consistent with Senate rules and practices of the 111th Congress. The Chairman and Ranking Member of any Committee may, by mutual agreement, modify the apportionment of Committee funding and office space.…”