Political Quotes

“I wish to take a few minutes, if I may, and sort of review the events of yesterday, a historic day here in many ways in that we were able to bring up a rather comprehensive housing proposal, thanks to the work of Senator Shelby, my colleague from Alabama, the former chairman of the Banking Committee and my ranking member, along with 17 other members of the committee, Republican and Democrats, on a vote of 19 to 2 out of the Banking Committee, that brought forth the final piece of this housing package for the consideration of our colleagues. I heard repeatedly mentioned yesterday that this was a large bill. It is. It is 660 or 670 pages. And the question was raised about how we had not had a chance to see this bill. I remind my colleagues that you have already voted for two-thirds of that bill because they are previous matters we have considered on two separate occasions, with some very minor, minor but significant changes, but not voluminous in their quantity. So the greater part of this legislation has already been examined and debated extensively on this floor.”