Political Quotes

“This is wrongheaded and misdirected. I ask you to vote it down and vote with the American people. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 1363, the Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. While I support our men and women in the armed forces and our need to ensure our national security, I cannot with clear conscience support another continuing resolution that does not allow vital programs to be fully funded. We must consider the consequence of passing another continuing resolution. Funding the government for a week at a time cripples agencies, rendering them unable to look to the future and focus on how to best serve the American people in the coming fiscal year. The funding cuts in this particular continuing resolution are harmful to countless Americans and many of my constituents in the 18th Congressional District. We cannot continue to cut services for children, senior citizens, and the underserved. We cannot allow budgets to provide tax cuts to the wealthiest among us, while ignoring the needs of less advantaged citizens. This bill will cut funding that keeps Americans safe and healthy. The Department of Health and Human Services will suffer deep funding cuts under this proposal.…”