Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the distinguished ranking member of the Appropriations Committee. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague, Congressman Espaillat, for his work on this bill, and I want to associate myself with his words about our colleague Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton. I believe that we all are inspired by Jennifer, and for me I will just say she is the face of courage, of tenacity, of determination, and, in fact, she is someone who was elected to this office and knows why she came to serve. She serves every single day in the face of great adversity. I thank Jennifer. Let me first congratulate Chairman Valadao on reaching this milestone in his first year as chair of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, and I thank him and Ranking Member Espaillat for their hard work on this effort, and to the majority and minority staff for their work on this bill, especially Faye Cobb and Raquel Spencer. As I said when we marked this bill up in committee, this bill is not far removed from one that I would support. It builds upon our investments in the legislative branch that have enabled us to better serve the American people.…”