Political Quotes

“``Border security is not free.'' I couldn't agree more. Yesterday, as a result of the party-line vote in the House on bringing up a clean bill, many of my majority colleagues insisted it was the Senate's turn to act, but it is clear for all those watching that the Senate cannot pass a Homeland Security bill with the House's extraneous riders attached. Further, the President has made it abundantly clear he would veto the bill if these riders remained. I ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle: What now? Hasn't this gone on long enough? Isn't it time we abandon the failed strategy and pass a clean bill funding the Homeland Security Department? To that end, I urge this whole House to join me today in defeating the previous question so that my colleague Mr. McGovern can offer an amendment to provide a clean, full-year appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security.”