Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I think we've both said what comes from our heart. We're losing a good Member who worked hard on our committee. This is not a good bill. This is not the bill he would have done. So I respectfully ask all Members to vote ``no'' on this. I will vote ``no'' not because of the author and not because of his effort, but because it simply isn't good enough. If we are going to spend even $75 million on new mandates, we have a standard that has to be a standard of excellence, a standard that truly makes improvements, and a standard that in fact does not simply allow the President to do what he already has the power to do. We can do this in the next Congress. We will do this. Again, Mr. Speaker, I express my interest in working with members of the committee now and members of the committee in the future to fashion a bill with this same name, and, if I'm allowed, even the same number, so that we can pass it in its original form or in an improved form in the next Congress. I reluctantly say we must oppose this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.”