Political Quotes

“even as we consider the package of appropriations on the floor this week, we must also think about how both parties can reach an agreement on all 12 bills we need to pass before Thanksgiving. It is way past time for Democratic and Republican appropriators to sit down and hammer out bipartisan agreement on allocations to the various agencies, known as 302(b)s. That is how we got this done in the past. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have successfully negotiated two budget deals. The key to those agreements was that the President allowed Congress to do its work and stayed off to the side. I believe that, again, if left to our own devices, Congress could work out an agreement to fund the government. As everyone remembers, the President's meddling and erratic behavior caused the last government shutdown--the longest in our Nation's history. The best way to avoid another shutdown would be for the President to keep out of the appropriations process and for Republicans to stop the games and get serious about negotiating in a bipartisan way forward. I believe there was a meeting yesterday, and there may be some progress. I think some progress was made. Let's continue moving in that direction, the four corners of the Appropriations Committee--House and Senate, Democrats and Republicans--and put together an agreement we can all support. Trump Administration Mr.…”