Political Quotes

“the topic I want to talk about tonight, and I am pleased very much to be joined by several of my colleagues, including the gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Bass), the gentleman from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), and the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Hart), is the topic that we will be debating on the floor tomorrow, and it is a topic of great concern for every single American, and that is the security of our airline system and our air travel system here in this country. Tomorrow we will debate airline security legislation, and it is very important that we do that because we are being urged by some to rush to judgment and pass the bill that the Senate has already passed. I do not think it is appropriate to ever rush to judgment when you are legislating. Legislation becomes permanent, it becomes the law of the land, and it is binding and cannot be changed until the Congress meets again to change it. And so I think we have a duty to do that conscientiously and thoughtfully.”