Political Quotes

“once again the GOP leadership in the House has taken a necessary bipartisan effort to fund our war on terror and bolster our homeland security, and riddled it with partisan budgetary maneuvers including a thinly veiled provision that would permit an increase in our nation's debt ceiling. This supplemental appropriations bill includes $15.6 billion in necessary military and defense-related expenditures to fight the war on terror, and another $13.6 billion for homeland security, financial help for rebuilding efforts in New York City, and foreign assistance, including $200 million for Israel--all necessary expenditures that I support and will vote for. However, the rule for this legislation includes seemingly innocuous language that would allow a huge increase in the debt ceiling to be inserted in the conference report without a separate vote. This is unconscionable. Raising the debt ceiling, coupled with the current reckless fiscal policy of increasing spending while reducing tax revenue, will put us on the track for a fiscal train wreck.”