Sheila Jackson Lee: “Good morning to the ``fend for yourself'' bill. That's the message of my friends on the other side of the aisle-- with…”

“Good morning to the ``fend for yourself'' bill. That's the message of my friends on the other side of the aisle-- with short-term CRs, $61 billion in reckless and ludicrous cuts that don't make sense on 20 percent of the budget which is discretionary funding. But NPR. This morning, I listened to NPR, as I usually do, and someone who designates themselves as a Republican called in and said, ``I'm through. I'm a registered Republican, but I'm leaning Democrat. I've been listening to NPR for most of my life.'' Biased? No. Unbiased. NPR is a voice of reason. Federal funding frivolous? No. Federal funding allows the objectivity. And no one can account for the fact that we believe in the First Amendment, but yet we want to defund NPR. NPR, National Public Radio, speaks the truth on all of our cases. It provides the American people far and wide an opportunity to hear a fair and balanced presentation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.”