Tony Gonzales: “We have to get back to regular order and pass our appropriations bills.”

This is why it's important. Earlier this week, I had a classified briefing on the threat – the worldwide threats to homeland – to our homeland.

There's no doubt that there's a sickness in D.C., and that sickness isn't going to be cured with these big, long, pork-filled bills.

Congress should do its job. And if you can't do your job, maybe you shouldn't be there.

It's pretty simple. My constituents were against the C.R. just as much as I was against the C.R.