Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, the House Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 558, providing for consideration of H.R. 1423, the FAIR Act, under a structured rule. The rule provides for 1 hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule also provides same day authority for a rule providing for the consideration of a fiscal year 2020 CR and provides blank suspension authority through the legislative day of Friday, September 20, 2019. Mr. Speaker, 11 years ago, Kevin Ziober joined the United States Navy Reserve. In his own words, he did so to ``help protect America's liberties, freedoms, and security.'' From 2010 to 2012, Kevin worked diligently for a Federal contractor in my home State of California, helping to grow the company from 18 employees to more than 90. When he found out that he would be deployed in November of 2012, his employer decorated the office with navy-color balloons and threw a surprise party in his honor. Unfortunately, the real surprise was delivered to him 30 minutes after his party. Kevin was fired. His employer made it clear that his job would not be waiting for him when he got back from his deployment. I wonder what my colleagues would do if forced with the same circumstance of choosing country over providing for their own families.…”