Political Quotes

C. W. Bill Young: “That may be true. But anyway, the answer to the gentleman is, I will be here. I do not have the authority to settle on a…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2000
That may be true. But anyway, the answer to the gentleman is, I will be here. I do not have the authority to settle on a top number. I think the gentleman understands that. That number is going to be decided by a higher authority than mine or his, and it is going to be decided along with the President of the United States. Now, if that number is agreed upon by that higher authority, then the gentleman from Wisconsin and I can work out the balance along with our counterparts in the Senate without any great difficulty.
Said by
C. W. Bill Young
Republican · Florida

Share

More from C. W. Bill Young

Jun 20, 2006

Well, let me reclaim my time and suggest that if you want to rewrite FISA, you don't do it on the floor on an appropriations bill. You introduce a bill, or you go to the proper committee of proper jurisdiction. This is not something you do…

govinfo.gov
May 18, 2006

Actually, yes, and we appreciate that very much. But, anyway, let us pass the Putnam amendment. This is the right thing to do, and let us let the House work its will through the established process, through the committee process, a…

govinfo.gov
Aug 4, 2007

One of the best programs this Congress ever created in the health field was the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, which has saved thousands of lives, a proven system. It was created by this subcommittee with an earmark many years ago…

govinfo.gov
Jun 20, 2006

I will continue to yield in just a minute. On the legal aspects of this, I am going to Mr. Lungren. I think he is prepared, and he will probably get his own time, because I am limited to 2 minutes. But in the minute I have left, I will…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation