Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. It has been an interesting debate. It has been a good debate. There have been a lot of interesting points made, but the fact is, there is nothing in this legislation that Democrats oppose. They don't oppose keeping the government open. This keeps it open until March 14. We will be voting for that in overwhelming numbers. Democrats support aid to people in distress. This bill does that. Democrats are going to be voting ``no.'' We will be voting ``yes.'' We think the rural economy is in crisis. There is important aid in here for it, aid Democrats supported. We are going to be voting for it. Democrats are going to be voting against it. Those are just the facts. You consider legislation one piece at a time. There is not a single thing in here that the other side opposes except maybe the debt limit extension, which is the same debt limit extension they supported 2 years ago. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' and keep the government open, help people in need, help the rural economy, and let us move forward with our work. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the bill and yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 10515. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…”