Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Frankly, I want to, number one, tell you how pleased I am with the portion of the bill that we were able to work with. My friend, the distinguished gentlewoman from Connecticut, and I worked together, and our members worked hard. We are exceptionally pleased to begin to reinvest again at the National Institutes of Health, to put $350 million for additional research in Alzheimer's, to put over $500 million into additional early childhood education, to send back to the States, frankly, over $400 million for IDEA, and to help school districts deal with children with special needs. We were exceptionally pleased to be able to preserve--in fact, aid-- something that the President had significantly reduced. But in saying that, I want to say we had a good working relationship with the administration. So this is a good product. This actually serves some really important purposes. I felt like we worked together in a bipartisan way to prioritize things that matter to all of us and certainly that matter very deeply to the American people. I want to, again, close by thanking my good friend from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) for working with us. I want to particularly thank my friend, the ranking member, who worked very hard. I am especially proud of my chairman, Mr.…”