Political Quotes

“now on government funding, well, it is the start of a busy and consequential week in Congress. Thursday evening, President Biden will deliver his annual State of the Union Address to the American people, where he will share the immense progress we have made as a country to bring down costs, strengthen our economy, and protect our country from threats around the world. On Friday, Congress will face another funding deadline, whereupon the government will start shutting down unless both Chambers work quickly, decisively, and with bipartisan cooperation. On that front, we are, thankfully, off to a very, very good start. Sunday evening, negotiators reached a long-sought, bipartisan and bicameral funding deal on the first six appropriations bills. And we did it--we passed these bills-- without devastating cuts or poison pill riders pushed by the MAGA right. It has not been easy to complete the appropriations process in a divided government, but after a lot of persistence, we now have six bills that will preserve significant investments for American families, for moms and children, for America's clean energy, for America's veterans, and more. It took a lot of work to make it happen. Appropriators worked through the entire weekend, so did my staff--so did I, in fact--and we have been working on this every day for months. The important thing now is for both Chambers to move quickly.…”