Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from the great State of Connecticut for yielding, the Honorable Rosa DeLauro. I thank her for her extraordinary leadership throughout this process and getting us to this principled result. I thank all the appropriators for their extraordinary work, on the Democratic side and on the Republican side, as part of the effort to complete the fiscal year 2024 appropriations. This hasn't been a perfect process, but we should never let the perfect be the enemy of the good when it comes to solving problems on behalf of hardworking American taxpayers. This is a good result for the American people in terms of standing up for their health, their safety, their education, their national security protection, and, of course, above all else, their economic well-being, a bipartisan process leading to a bipartisan result that will hopefully lay a foundation for us to continue to do the work of the American people together. We have said from the very beginning of this Congress that, as Democrats, we will find bipartisan common ground with our Republican colleagues on any issue, whenever and wherever possible, as long as it will make life better for the American people. That is exactly what House Democrats continue to do. At the same time, we have said we will push back against extremism whenever necessary. We will always defend a woman's freedom to make her own reproductive healthcare decisions.…”