Rep. Zeldin Statement on Democrats' Publicity Stunt Sabotaging Appropriations Process on House Floor
Statement
Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) released the following statement in response to the Democrats' continuing publicity stunt on the floor of the House of Representatives today:
"Democrats once again are completely shutting down the appropriations process in Congress. This time, Congressional Democrats are trying out the tactic of sitting on the carpet of the House floor, blocking the Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Much to the chagrin of the Democrat politicians, a gun didn't march on its own into the Orlando nightclub a week and a half ago and discharge itself. You cannot eliminate a threat you are not willing to identify. The shooter was a radicalized Islamic terrorist pledging allegiance to ISIS, chanting "Allahu Akbar." Every year, when there are just a few hours to go before the end of the fiscal year, Congressional Democrats and the President start pushing a narrative that the government will run out of funding at midnight and its all the Republican Party's fault. Today is the perfect lesson as to how we get to that point at the end of the fiscal year. This week, the House is supposed to pass the FY 2017 Financial Services Appropriations bill, and instead there is total gridlock with the House unable to conduct any business, because of House Democrats who want to change the narrative of what happened in Orlando and don't want to address the real threat of terrorism. The Democrats are dividing America when we all should be uniting against radical Islam. Radical Islam is at war with the United States, but the President and Congressional Democrats are not yet at war with radical Islam. While these Democrats are sabotaging the appropriations process on the House floor, they should use their extra time there to read a constitution, cosponsor my Protect America Act, and work on proposals that keep Americans safe without stripping away rights from law abiding citizens with flawed solutions."
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