Sonny Bono

I am confident that we have drafted a bill that protects consumers without impeding the growth of technology.

I am concerned that unrealistic CAFE standards will result in more highway deaths. In 1999, a USA Today article reported on a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and insurance safety study which found that in the years since…

They do not have protection right now. That is the problem. They are stuck with this, cannot get a response from USDA. And they have a study, a more recent study than the USDA's that shows that the liability is not nearly to the degree…

Do your find it interesting that a President who has now stated that he is in the military and is using that for a defense and, therefore, should not be brought before any justice system while he is in the military, is only reported, and I…

It appears from your dialogue here that you are rather emotional about an issue, and I may be going the wrong way, and I certainly do not want to go against a colleague, but I though it would be a nice gesture on our part to collect funds…

I just wanted to say that, do not ever take Congressman Dornan lightly. One thing you can be sure of, as certain as these are chairs, that he will always tell you the truth. And whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, he will tell you the…

Would you consider it a war when a family accidentally drives down the wrong street and is blown to oblivion because they simply accidentally made a wrong turn? Can crime prevention help that or is that war?

I follow your example. I am very impressed by the amount of energy that you put into this job and not necessarily deal with the consequences. I happily go in that path of whatever the--I am dedicated to saving this country. So my energy…

I would love to send them to a public school so they would have that kind of exposure to total life, but I would fear for their lives. I remember when I was a little boy, the President was saying how rosy things are now, but I remember…

I just want to say about Congressman Dornan that he is not to be taken lightly. He is a fighter, if I have ever seen a fighter. He is a man that lives, breathes, and sleeps what he believes. There is not a hypocritical bone in his body…

Exactly. Exactly. Which again is very interesting, because schools are so safe and so wonderful, but our very own President sends his child to a private school. I never could figure out the justification for that.

I find that fascinating, because in California, we had Proposition 174. I think you recall that. The Democrats were vehement against Proposition 174, which simply said we should have the right to school choice. Last night I heard the…

The Speaker never, I wish I could count the times you said the Speaker said let Medicare wither on the vine. He never said let Medicare wither on the vine. That is not true.

I am not going to lie to the American public. If we do not address the problem of what is going to happen in 14 years right now, this country will crash, and that is the reality of the situation. We have to do that jointly and we cannot…

This place cracks me up sometimes. I sometimes feel like I walk through a mirror and I am going to meet the Mad Hatter. We hear bleeding heart after bleeding heart. We hear all these stories. It is this simple. The President said he would…

First of all, if I understand the referendum system correctly, there is often a disillusionment on behalf of Government to the people, in that they do not act on things. They pontificate, but they do not necessarily act. At a certain point…

I just do not remember this argument when 174 went down. Nobody seemed to object at all.

I would stand behind this legislation any time. It is bipartisan, in my view, and it represents the public. So the referendum is a side issue.

What is being displayed before America right now is the thing that they hate. That is lawyers in Congress dealing with rhetoric rather than substance and discouraging Americans in believing in Congress.

The gentleman is welcome to make any amendments the gentleman cares to. However, it is a very simple bill. It represents the people of America. It is uncomplicated. I am not a lawyer, but I feel very strongly that the people deserve this…