Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, before I close, I want to take a minute to congratulate Congresswoman DeLauro for being named chairwoman of the full committee next Congress. I look forward to working with her in the coming years. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the bill before us today, and I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I know the majority leader has left the floor, but I thank him for his congratulations and his warm words. I look forward to working in conjunction with him as we move to pass 12 bills by June. I want to particularly say how pleased I am to be able to work with the ranking member, my colleague from Texas. We have worked on issues in the past, never at this level, but I am looking forward to a really close and wonderful relationship as we try to do the Nation's business. Thank you so very much. Mr. Speaker, with an additional week to negotiate, I am optimistic that we can fund the government for this year and we can deliver coronavirus relief for the American people who are desperate and looking to us for hope. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in passing this extension of funding so we can complete our work. It is not about us. We have the responsibility, but it is about the people outside of this Chamber who are relying on us. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…”