Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. In closing, I emphasize to my friends across the aisle that we should be bringing legislation to this floor that showcases how we can work together and how we can protect the public from scientifically proven unsafe chemicals. However, this package does not. I hope my colleagues will come to the table and work with the entire Chamber so we can do more on this important issue, so we can actually have a bill that could be signed into law, and so we can truly help Americans. If my Democratic colleagues truly want to save lives and protect the public, they will stop pushing through partisan bills like this one that they know will not be heard in the Senate and, instead, actually work with Republicans on reasonable legislation to get something done for the American people. Mr. Speaker, I urge ``no'' on the previous question and ``no'' on the underlying measure, and I yield back the balance of my time.”