Political Quotes

“I am pleased the Senate is now considering the fiscal year 2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. This bill has been supported by broad bipartisan majorities. The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations subcommittee has 19 members. That is almost a fifth of the Senate. It is one of the largest subcommittees in the Senate. Despite the diversity of views on our very large subcommittee, back on September 20, we voted unanimously to report the bill to the full Appropriations Committee. The next day members of our committee voted 28 to 2 to report the bill to the Senate. This bill has strong bipartisan support because it addresses pragmatically the very real housing and transportation needs of families across all regions of our Nation. We all realize that middle-class families face many challenges in these troubling economic times. Businesses across the country continue to struggle in the aftershocks of the financial and economic crisis that has rocked communities everywhere. Too many workers are struggling to get back on the job and far too many families are still fighting to stay in their homes. Yet, at the same time, our Federal Government's debt continues to grow. Sensitive to these realities, we put together legislation that funds critical pieces of our Federal Government, while cutting spending in a responsible way.…”