Political Quotes

“I am very pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon), the author of this legislation, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee. Mr. McKEON. I thank Chairman Hastings for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to speak on my bill, H.R. 5742, the Soledad Canyon Settlement Act. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before the House, and I want to thank Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader McCarthy, and Chairman Hastings for their steadfast support of this legislation. Without their support, we wouldn't be standing here today on the floor with this bill. I would also like to thank the gentlewoman from California, Senator Boxer, for her efforts in finding an agreeable solution for the inclusion of language that brought the score of the bill to zero. And I second the remarks of Chairman Hastings and hope that she will be able to bring this to a conclusion in the final days that the Senate is in session. One of the things that Senator Boxer added to this bill was introducing legislation that brought the cost of this bill to zero. Crossing that hurdle has moved us to this point now in solving this intractable issue. Finally, I would like to thank the gentleman from California, Congressman Sherman, for his support of my legislation. I continue to believe in bipartisanship as the way to address critical issues for our constituents, and we have shown time and again that we can find common ground if we try. Mr.…”