Political Quotes

“yesterday, congressional leaders announced that we have come to an agreement to avoid a shutdown this weekend. So we can finish our work to fund the Federal Government for the rest of the year. The House is set to vote today on extension of government funding until March 8 and March 22. Once the House acts, I hope the Senate can pass the short-term CR as soon as tonight, but that will require all of us working together. There is certainly no reason this should take a very long time. So let's cooperate and get it done quickly. I am very glad we got this done before Friday's deadline. I worked very hard with Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, and all the appropriators to reach this agreement. It is consistent with the top- line agreement I reached with the Speaker back in January, without the unacceptable poison pill riders that we said would not fly. As I said directly to the Speaker over and over and over again, the only way to get things done here is with bipartisanship, and this agreement is another proof point. This agreement is proof that when the four leaders work together, when bipartisanship is prioritized, when getting things done for the American people takes a high priority, good things can happen even in divided government. And I hope this sets the stage for Congress to finish the appropriations process in a bipartisan way very soon. On top of all that, I am very glad the American people won't have to deal with the pain of a government shutdown.…”