Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, with this, I will close. At some point, we as Members of this august body have to really define what ``bipartisanship'' is. The last time that this bill was before us and passed the House, seven Members from this side of the aisle--Democrats--voted for it, and eight Members on the other side of the aisle voted against it. I mention that because this bill is about precedence. It is about the kind of precedence that we are going to set as Members of this body-- ignoring our due diligence, ignoring the fact that we have before us a piece of legislation that has failed to get out of the Senate and, more importantly, that on two occasions the administration has strongly indicated it does not support it. So we will go on with this exercise of futility at the expense of real business that this Congress should be doing for the American people. I yield back the balance of my time.”