Political Quotes

“although I am denied the privilege of voting on the floor of this great institution, on behalf of the thousands of Samoan Americans men and women who proudly wear with pride and honor the uniforms of our armed services wherever they are in the world, I am grateful for at least the privilege to express an opinion on this most serious issue that is now before this body. Mr. Speaker, if we proceed to vote on the articles of impeachment, as mandated or forced upon the Democratic Members by our friends in the majority, I find it difficult to comprehend why procedurally the Members on this side of the aisle are not at least afforded the courtesy of voting, as a matter of conscience, to censure the President of the United States. They have the votes to impeach, but for the sake of fairness, why are Members so adamant in not allowing other Members who also represent millions of our fellow Americans to vote for censure? Mr. Speaker, I say to my friends in the majority, and they are my friends, when all of this is over, with blood all over this floor, my friends in the majority will have pounded and hammered some 218 nails on the flesh of this man without even an ounce of blood as a cure.”