Political Quotes

“Today I rise to reflect on the recent acts of Speaker Pelosi and other Members of the majority last week on the House floor, it was a clear and egregious violation of the rules of the House that transpired. House Members are expected to speak respectfully of their fellow Members of Congress and of the President of the United States, a precedent that goes back to the very first Congress about conduct on the floor of the House. Citing Jefferson's Manual, the first American book on parliamentary procedure, ``References to racial or other discrimination on the part of the President are not in order.'' Last week, Speaker Pelosi clearly violated Chapter 29, Section 65.6 of Jefferson's Manual. The House parliamentarian ruled her speech violated the rules forbidding personal attacks on the House floor against the President. Sadly, the majority then voted to ignore the rules in order to justify the Speaker's breaking of our rules. Madam Speaker, how do we expect the American people to follow the laws we pass in this Chamber when we don't even follow the rules that we place on ourselves? I call on the majority to put partisanship and pointless attacks aside and get back to the real work that will move our great country forward. Crisis in Syria”