Political Quotes

“Well, we get no answer. And all I can say is that this budget is a deal that I want to thank Mr. Van Hollen for the work that has been done, along with the other conferees, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Clyburn; but I believe we should not leave here today, leave here this week without having a freestanding--and I wish the gentleman would own up to honesty and answer the question--but to be able to put on the floor of the House the opportunity for those who have worked to be able to get unemployment insurance, not a handout, but unemployment insurance. I know, Mr. Ryan, that we can carry our bipartisanship at least to that point and be able to work on behalf of the American people carrying forward the need to ensure that we have housing, education, child care, all of that. A little bit is happening under this particular budget. That is why many of us are interested in moving forward, getting rid of the sequester, keeping the doors open. But I would think that there is enough bipartisanship on both sides of the aisle to be able to extend the unemployment insurance. And we should not leave here. I ask the President to convene us, to call us, to call the Senate, to call the House and make sure that we vote on that. I thank the gentleman for the hard work that you have engaged in and also how far you have brought us. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 1 minute remaining.”