Political Quotes

“our goals regarding the budget agreement were to make sure that we got rid of sequestration--we did that for 2 years--and that we had a treatment in this legislation where defense, which is so important to our country, is treated no better or no worse than nondefense. We accomplished that. We are months behind in the appropriations process because the Republican leader decided he was going to push forward and not take care of the middle class. I was stunned--I shouldn't say that. That is not appropriate. I was not surprised when the Republican leader laid out his goals for his budget agreement--not a single word about the middle class. I compliment the negotiators for coming up with something that is really good. It is a 2-year deal that allows more money to be spent for defense and nondefense, and it doesn't affect the deficit in any way. It is a good agreement. Before we start the backslapping and congratulations, let's make sure that we, first of all, pass the budget agreement. I think we will. I was happy to see the new Speaker-to-be came out for the budget agreement today. He complained about it yesterday, and when he was reminded that it was the same pattern he and Senator Murray came up with 2 years ago, I guess he changed his mind. He said now he is in favor of this. I think that is good, that Congressman Ryan said that.…”