Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rose in opposition not because I am in opposition to the gentleman's amendment but merely to express my thanks to him for withdrawing his amendment or he is about to. In the rush to deal with the McVeigh issue, everyone drafted a bill very rapidly and all fell short. The bill that was passed out of the Senate, for instance, will not prevent McVeigh from being buried in the common area in Arlington National Cemetery. There are other factors that are involved in this issue. For instance, do we really want to penalize a widow or dependent children because of what that veteran may or may not have done? If the man had committed suicide before he was convicted, this would not cover the situation. In an effort to try to put all these ideas together, I asked everyone to withdraw their amendments, my good friend the gentleman from Missouri did this, and we will be ready to draw up a bill in the next day or so, have hearings on it and proceed as rapidly and expeditiously as possible.”