Political Quotes

“this morning, the thoughts of everyone in the Senate are with the people of Florida, who are in the midst of one of the worst storms ever to hit the State, as Hurricane Ian made landfall yesterday. Ian made landfall as a category 4 hurricane, with wind speeds reaching 150 miles an hour and storm surges reaching reported heights of 18 feet. About 2 million people are now without power, and communities that dot the coastline are seeing 3 to 4 feet of flooding. Thankfully, Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm this morning, but the damage has already been severe, and the road to recovery will be long. I will continue to monitor the situation in Florida over the coming days, and the Senate stands ready to help Floridians with whatever they need to stay safe and rebuild their communities. I want to thank all the first responders, National Guardsmen, and local officials, volunteers, and every single person who placed themselves in harm's way to keep their communities safe. H.R. 6833 Madam President, now on CR funding, with a little more good-faith negotiation between Democrats and Republicans, I am hopeful that today is the day we will finish passing a continuing resolution to fund the government until mid-December. Government funding is set to run out Friday at midnight, roughly 40 hours from now, and there is no reason at all for us to get anywhere near that deadline.…”