Political Quotes

“I think the American people deserve to know what Members of Congress are doing to earn their salaries. This week--3 days--this bill is the only bill under a rule that this Congress is even considering. Let me tell you how Congress calculates days, Mr. Speaker, because most Americans think, ``Okay. A day, maybe I go to work at 9 o'clock and come home at 5 o'clock. That is a day.'' Let me tell you that Congress has a different definition of a day for Members of Congress. Monday, we started at 6:30 p.m.--not a.m. but p.m. Now, Mr. Collins and I got to come in at 5 p.m. to start. We started early. Mr. Collins and I worked an extra hour and a half. I asked the Speaker if Mr. Collins did, and he did start at 5 o'clock with me. We worked an extra hour and a half; but you, Mr. Speaker--I don't think you started until 6:30. That is when the votes occurred. On Tuesday--that is today--that is a real day. I will give you that. We are working on Tuesday. I started this morning at around 8 o'clock, and I fully expect we will go until 6 o'clock or 7 o'clock. That is a good day. That is good. I can be proud of that for my kids that I worked a good day and can tell anybody back home. Tomorrow, Wednesday--this day, we are working today. I would ask my colleague from Georgia: Does the gentleman know what time we expect to finish tomorrow? I would ask Mr. Collins if he knows what time we are scheduled to finish tomorrow.…”