Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020, and particularly division C, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Madam Speaker, before I get into the details of the bill, I would like to thank several Members involved in this effort: my chairwoman, Marcy Kaptur, and our Senate partners, Lamar Alexander and Dianne Feinstein. The four of us have now worked several Energy and Water conferences together, and I continue to appreciate the collegiality and determination to advance national and constituent interests that my colleagues bring to the discussions. Madam Speaker, I would also like to thank our full committee leadership, Chairwoman Lowey and Ranking Member Granger here in the House and Chairman Shelby and Ranking Member Leahy in the Senate, for their leadership and support throughout this year's process. As ranking member of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, I believe this fiscal year 2020 Energy and Water bill is a good bill, and I am pleased that so many House Republican priorities are included in this final bill. First and foremost, the bill strongly supports our national nuclear security programs, providing a total $16.7 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration, including weapons activities, defense nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactors.…”