Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Liz Cheney (WY-AL) gave a statement on the house floor about the importance of putting the people before government in Congress.

“Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleagues for their work on these important bills. I want to thank my colleague, Mr. McGovern. I’m glad to hear him say that they want to put people first. That’s exactly what we’re doing, Mr. Speaker, whether we’re talking about our tax bill, which is going to put money back in people’s pockets; whether we’re talking about repealing and replacing Obamacare, which we’ve passed through this House; whether we’re talking about defense spending that’s going to protect the people of this nation.

All across Wyoming, Mr. Speaker, I know my constituents are very grateful that we are now suddenly putting people first after years of putting the government first. We’re not doing that anymore, Mr. Speaker. It’s true, this is the People’s House, and in this House we ought to always live by and remember the words of Alexander Hamilton: ‘Here, sir, the people govern.’ And in this House, Mr. Speaker, we are charged with carrying out the obligations of the people who elected us.”