09/13/2005
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"Congress needs to keep their promise to stop wasting time and get essential work done on behalf of the American people."
"October the 26th is the latest date in 20 years that Congress has failed to get a single annual appropriations bill to the President's desk."
"Our response is working the way it should."
"I also am out here to make sure these firefighters behind me and the first-responders know how much I appreciate and how much the country appreciates their courage and bravery."