Political Quotes

“in what I hope is a sign of things to come, today, I expect the Senate to pass the Bipartisan Budget Act. The result of the long-awaited budget conference--one that had long been requested by Chairwoman Murray but never agreed to by Senate Republicans--the agreement has found some common ground and reflects a shared commitment to work for the American people--something in short supply in Congress these days. The budget deal we are considering today is a true compromise. I believe it would be difficult to find any Member of Congress who fully embraces every aspect of this agreement. In spite of that, there is broad, bipartisan support for the bill, as evidenced by the overwhelming bipartisan vote in the House late last week and the bipartisan vote by which cloture was invoked here in the Senate. There is bipartisan support for the overall goal of ending this manufactured budget stalemate that we currently face. The Bipartisan Budget Act will provide us with the our top-line spending levels for the remainder of this fiscal year and next and, most importantly, will prevent the full force of a second round of sequestration's indiscriminate and devastating cuts. This is welcome news for nearly every American who has seen how devastating the sequester has been for their communities and for those who have anxiously awaited a second round of deeper, more painful cuts.…”