Political Quotes

“Let me thank the ranking member, the gentleman from Washington, and let me thank the chairman. I have had the opportunity to work with Chairman Wolf on the Commerce, Science, Justice activities contained in this CR. I think, notwithstanding the very challenging fiscal circumstances, Chairman Wolf has worked towards a set of priorities that will help move our country forward, and I thank him for working with me on a bipartisan basis. I want to point out our highest priority within that section of the Commerce Department, which is that of the Manufacturing and Extension Partnerships, which will see an increase above the 2010 enacted and also the Senate amendment, or H.R. 1. I am very pleased about that. There are major increases for the FBI in its important role related to national security. There have been a lot of discussions about the cuts here. We passed an omnibus on the floor of the House on December 10, which was when the Democratic Party was in the majority. We cut some $45 billion from the President's request in appropriate ways that we felt were necessary. The new majority has reduced some accounts--some we would agree with, some we would disagree with. What is critically important is to focus on the fact that the CR, even though it makes cuts, actually authorizes appropriations of over $1 trillion. These are needed appropriations in critical areas facing our country.…”