Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, is it a violation of the House rules wherein Members are not permitted to make disparaging references to the President of the United States? In two previous gentlemen's statements on the amendment, both of them referred to the Affordable Care Act, which is the accurate title of the health care reform law, as ObamaCare. That is a disparaging reference to the President of the United States, it is meant as a disparaging reference to the President of the United States, and it is clearly in violation of the House rules against that. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has stated a hypothetical. The Chair will not issue an advisory opinion, but will inform all Members that remarks in debate must avoid personalities, including personalities toward the President. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds. To the prior gentleman, I would just say you didn't listen to the people of this country; you sold them a bill of goods. You told them you were going to create jobs, you were going to reduce the deficit, and you were going to turn the economy around. You have done none of this. You have been here 6 weeks, 8 weeks; and you have not done anything. And with this amendment you will, indeed, by the CBO numbers, increase the deficit as soon as next year by over $2 billion. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone).”