Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, as I said at the outset, this continuing resolution keeps the government open while the Appropriations Committees in the House and Senate continue bipartisan negotiations on the final 2024 funding bills that are in line with the agreement that we have had since last June. I am so encouraged by the conversations that have taken place since the top-line numbers were reaffirmed. I appreciate the good faith and respectful four-corner negotiation that took place to put forward this continuing resolution. My hope is that the current pace and tone will result in swiftly finalizing all of the 2024 funding bills in a bipartisan fashion because that is what we are here to do. That is our job to govern. That is what the American people expect of us. Some of my colleagues would see that this government would shut down and don't care how hurtful that would be. I have a quick story to share. Today, on my way to a meeting in the CVC, a young woman who I see just about every day, called me over and with fear in her face, she said to me: Are you going to keep the government open? I said: We are. She said: Thank you. You don't know how stressed we all are and fearful of what will happen to our jobs and our families. Some of my colleagues would like to see a government shutdown because we don't pay a price. We don't give up our salaries.…”