Political Quotes

“Let me thank my friend, Mr. Van Hollen, for yielding me this time. I want to thank him and Mrs. Nita Lowey for the tremendous work they did in keeping this effort moving forward in a very positive way. I also want to thank Chairman Ryan for the great work he has done on this and the manner in which he got his work done. We don't talk a lot on this side of the Capitol about the other side, but I also want to thank Senator Patty Murray for all of her work. I had the great privilege of working with her on the supercommittee and we didn't get much done. I was on the so-called ``Biden Group'' along with Mr. Van Hollen, and we didn't get anything done. But I am pleased at this time of year to say that the third time seems to be the charm. This is not the product that I would have written if I were writing it, and I am sure that it is not the product that any of my Democratic colleagues would write. I am always concerned by the ``meat ax'' approach to dealing with the budget. This effort takes that away and allows us to approach spending in a way that is much more conducive to running the government. We didn't get everything, and nobody gets everything they want in trying to reach common ground. It is important for me to note at this time some things that were taken off the table.…”