Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, as the great George Costanza said: ``It's not a lie if you believe it.'' That is what we have heard today from my Democratic colleagues, a bunch of lies that maybe they sincerely believe. The reality is this bill does not touch Social Security, it does not touch Medicare, and it does not touch Medicaid. Those programs are fully funded and protected. Our veterans are fully funded and protected. Fiscal year '24 was a total of $1.665 trillion. Fiscal year '25, of which we are voting to complete with this CR, is $1.658 trillion. The reduction of $7 billion is because community project funding that has already been paid and that has already been approved as part of fiscal year '24 is not going to be double paid. So we are saving $7 billion by removing it, as it should be. Why would we pay for projects that have already been paid for? The fact is that we have to keep the government funded and open. Why anyone would vote to shut the government down is beyond me. When Joe Biden was President of the United States, I voted every time to keep the government funded and open. The idea that we are going to shut it down because the priorities changed--guess what, Mr. Speaker. The administration changed. That is the reality of elections. Donald Trump won in November, Republicans won the House and the Senate, and so, yes, budgets will change. The fact is that we have to keep the government open.…”