Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this usurpation of the rights and responsibilities of the members of Congress. And I emphasize the responsibilities of every member of Congress to do the job they were elected to do. I agree with my colleague from Arkansas Mr. Westerman. If you are not able to do the job you should consider stepping aside and letting someone else do the job. No one in this House is indispensable . . . no one. One of my Democrat colleagues referred to this resolution as our rule, there is not one Republican in support of this resolution . . . it is your rule, not our rule. I have heard multiple citations of history. Here is one I would like to cite. Caesar Rodney was one of the three delegates from Delaware to the Continental Congress. Despite suffering from facial cancer and asthma, Rodney rode 80 miles through a severe storm to cast his vote for Independence. He did not ask one of his Delaware colleagues to be his proxy. Despite his condition, he rode all night to cast his vote. I stand in the spirit of Rodney Caesar and all others before us who valued upholding their responsibilities above their own self-interest and well-being, to call on all members of good faith who value this institution to vote `No' on this resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired. Pursuant to House Resolution 967, the previous question is ordered on the resolution. The question is on the adoption of the resolution.…”