Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to express the concerns of Arkansas's Third District regarding health care reform. I have received an unprecedented amount of mail because the people of Arkansas aren't in favor of the legislative gymnastics and procedural tricks Speaker Pelosi is playing. It's inappropriate to play games to pass a health care reform bill Americans overwhelmingly oppose, a bill that represents 16 percent of our economy. The administration called for an up-or-down vote with no procedural maneuvering, but Ms. Pelosi and the Rules Committee are currently in the process of bypassing this up-or-down vote. By approving this rule, the Senate bill will be deemed as passed. This is not the way our founders envisioned the government working for the people. We owe it to Arkansans and all Americans to fight for real health care reform and at least have a real ``yes'' or ``no'' vote. How in the world do you pass a bill without voting on it? ____________________”