Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the Senate will soon vote on the agreement by the conference committee to keep the government open. The agreement was a product of a lot of hard work and long nights and weekends by members of the conference committee and their staffs. I want to salute Senator Leahy and Senator Shelby. I want to salute all of the conferees. When Leader McConnell and I met--as we moved to open up the government for a short period of time--I suggested that we do a conference committee because I had a great deal of faith in the members of the conference committees on both sides of the aisle, and that faith has proved to be vindicated. I thank Senator Leahy, Senator Shelby, their staffs, and all the members of the conference committee for the great job they have done. The agreement will provide smart border security, increasing support for technologies at our ports of entry. It will not fund the President's expensive, ineffective wall. It will provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance--medical support, transportation, food, and clothing--for children and families in detention. It will provide funding to our neighbors in Central America to fight the actual root causes of migration--the violent gangs and drug cartels. In short, it represents a fair compromise that includes priorities from both sides of the aisle.…”