Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, S. 2938, as amended by the Rules Committee, designates the Federal building and United States Courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building, and for other purposes which are outside the scope of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's purview. Judge Joseph Hatchett served as the first African-American justice in the Florida Supreme Court. Judge Hatchett served for 20 years as a Federal circuit court judge. He was appointed by Jimmy Carter to the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and did that with honor. I knew Judge Hatchett. He was a good man and a fair judge. He applied the law equally. This bill was introduced in the Senate by Marco Rubio and Rick Scott both, and it passed December 29, 2021. However, it didn't meet the suspension rules threshold here in the House and today comes before us under a rule, and that is why we are considering it. I reserve the balance of my time, Madam Speaker.”