Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of H.R. 2843, the Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act. I thank the original cosponsors of this bipartisan legislation, including Ranking Member Representative Robert Aderholt of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee; Ranking Member Zach Wamp, who I want to thank especially for initially cosponsoring this legislation with me when he was the ranking member of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee; Representative Tom Latham, who is also a former ranking member of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee--Mr. Speaker, maybe it's me, since I keep losing ranking members on the other side of the aisle. And it has been a pleasure to work with all of these gentlemen--Representative Robert Brady, chairman of the Committee on House Administration, and his ranking member, Representative Dan Lungren, and of course former House Administration Ranking Member Vernon Ehlers. This legislation effectively removes the appointment role of the Architect of the Capitol from the executive branch, placing it in the rightful hands of the legislative branch where it belongs.…”