Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding me time and for her incredible work on this bill, and also the chairman of the full committee, Chairman Frelinghuysen. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bipartisan agreement before us and want to thank, again, Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Lowey and our able committee staff on both sides for their tireless effort to slog this across the finish line after five false starts. It is utterly ridiculous that nearly halfway into the fiscal year that began last October 2017 we finally arrived at the brink of completion of our top priority: funding the operations of the Government of the United States from the Defense Department to children's health. Republicans control both Chambers of Congress as well as the White House, yet the delays and dysfunction have been worse than ever. Americans around our country can't extend deadline after deadline after deadline after deadline after deadline in their jobs. We should live up to those same standards.…”