Political Quotes

“Mr. Scott, if that is the case, and if you feel so passionate about the funding allocations in this bill, then why will the bill be held hostage the moment it passes this Chamber? If this bill passes the House tomorrow, Mr. Scott, when will this bill be sent to the United States Senate? The next day, the next week, the next month, or the next year? Reclaiming my time, I ask because under the provisions of this bill, Mr. Speaker, the Republicans have written that the homeland appropriations bill will go nowhere until the United States Senate passes a completely different and separate bill that has only garnered less than one-third of support from the United States. It makes no sense, and it is nonsensical to pass a funding bill for homeland security, for Border Patrol, for TSA, and for FEMA, and then to hold that bill hostage and not allow the Senate to take it up. Any Member who votes for this appropriation bill is doing precisely that. It is nonsensical. I heard another one of my colleagues come to the floor and defend this practice. It is intellectually disingenuous to suggest that this is normal practice of the House. Let me read you a quote, Mr. Speaker: ``This cheapens the process, and I can't believe we are doing this again.'' Let me repeat: ``This cheapens the process, and I can't believe we are doing this again.'' Those aren't my words.…”