Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, this is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. The bipartisan Debbie Smith Act was included in the Violence Against Women Act that was supported by this House and was funded in the CR which we just enacted, which I was proud to support. I am not sure all Members voted for the CR, but I did, and the funding for the Debbie Smith Act is included in that. Obviously, to suggest that this majority in this House is not interested in supporting women and women who are victims of violence, is, frankly, reprehensible. But let me move back to the rule of law, which is what we are actually debating here, and it relates to our authority under the Emergency Powers Act. I do want to note, to Mr. Woodall's point, we are not adding new law. This is a resolution, which is clearly a provision in the National Emergencies Act that allows the Congress to make the point that the emergency, if it ever existed, no longer exists and this funding is inappropriate, this shift of funding. This is, again, a simple resolution passed by the Senate, and it indicates that, in our view, the congressional authority is where the appropriations process lies. It is articulated well in the Constitution, and the Congress has acted, has acted before and will act again.…”