Political Quotes

“We just entertained a piece of legislation that came from the Senate. There is a lot of business that needs to be done. We had the gentleman from Kentucky, Hal Rogers, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, who was here, who spoke very favorably not only about his optimism of being able to work through this with his colleagues, not only the gentlewoman Nita Lowey, his ranking member, but also the working relationship that the Appropriations Committee has with our Senate colleagues. I think if there is one thing that is a takeaway from tonight, that is that Hal Rogers, a man who has been in this body for a long period of time and who has great wisdom about not only the intricacies and the running of the government but also, I think, a good bit of esprit that comes with it, not just optimism, but his desire to make sure that good things happen, that is what Hal Rogers was on this floor talking to us about. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Lewisville, Texas, Dr. Michael Burgess, a member of the Rules Committee.”