Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a look at the public trust. In the 102d Congress our freshman class speaker pursued, with the Gang of 7, the House Bank scandal. Why? Because the Majority, just like it is doing now, is attempting to prevent disclosure. The next battle they took up is with the House Post Office. Why? Because by name, we had an alleged violator who was taking stamps or campaign funds, turning them in for stamps, and then at a later date had a sweetheart deal and was cashing those stamps in and putting the money in his pocket. We did not know that the House Post Office was dealing cocaine at the time. Why not the will of the people? The Attorney General fired the D.A. that was investigating this case. Then we take a look and they appointed their own, an administration D.A. That D.A. says, ``Don't get involved. We want to do it.'' That was done by a letter last July. A partisan vote prevented disclosure last July, just like it has a minute ago with the Gephardt resolution.”