Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the continuing resolution, H.R. 6363. Before my discussion of the CR, I want to explain our process. At the beginning of Congress, House Republicans said they would change how Washington works. Today, we have sent seven appropriations bills totaling 75 percent of government funding. The Senate passed just three of its bills. We still have a lot more work to do to get full-year bills enacted into law. That is why I support the Speaker's reasonable plan to continue government funding into early next year. It buys us time to agree on a top-line funding level and negotiate final bills with the Senate. More importantly, this plan will allow us to avoid harmful government shutdowns during the holidays, prevent a last-minute omnibus, and allow us to discuss supplemental funding separately from full-year spending. A continuing resolution is not ideal, but it is needed at this time. I thank the Speaker for choosing this very practical plan while we work out our political differences. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this CR, and I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, once again, the Republican majority needs Democratic votes to govern.…”