Political Quotes

“as of today, over 200 million Americans remain on alert as heavy snow and subzero temperatures persist across the country. As far south as Texas, Americans are seeing snow, ice, and dangerous road conditions and power outages by the hundreds of thousands. On Friday, Governor Hochul declared a state of emergency for western New York and warned residents to stay off the roads. Of course, I might say, though, the cold did not stop the Buffalo Bills. Go Bills. And, last week, Senator Gillibrand and I sent a ``stand ready'' letter to FEMA, urging them to remain at the ready to assist our State officials with whatever support they request. Thankfully, snowfall in New York has slowed today compared to over the weekend, but we are not out of the woods yet. Yet another wave of lake-effect weather is set to pass through our State in the coming days. My office will continue to remain in touch with State officials, and I urge everyone to continue to exercise caution. Government Funding Mr. President, now, on the CR, over the weekend, Congressional leadership reached a bipartisan agreement on a clean extension of government funding until March 1 and March 8, which will prevent a government shutdown. The focus of this week will be to pass this extension as quickly as we can. Time is of the essence. If we don't act soon, the government will run out of funding at midnight this Friday, January 19, just a few days away.…”