Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I want to say, although it is certainly true that the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Volkmer] has worked on this amendment for quite some time, I want to say that the accusations of some kind of insidious kind of motivations I think go past where the situation calls for. The fact of the matter is that we are proceeding under an open rule. This, of course, among other things, means that unlimited amendments can be offered. Those of us who are presently monitoring this bill on the majority side, speaking especially of myself at this moment, have a grave reservation about the gentleman's amendment, despite the fact that a great deal of information has come out that is very questionable, I am sorry to say, about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, which I hope will be explored even further through the committees of this House. I want to say that I have a reservation about excepting an entire police agency in this bill over certain incidents.”