Political Quotes

Harry Johnston: “The gentleman's bill has not eliminated what is in progress right now; but has eliminated any future allocations to the…”

On the recordMarch 12, 1996
The gentleman's bill has not eliminated what is in progress right now; but has eliminated any future allocations to the housing project.
Said by
Harry Johnston
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a housing bill during a floor debate.

Share

More from Harry Johnston

Jun 9, 1994

It is not my intention in offering the amendment to imply any war power authorization for United States military force to act in Bosnia. This subsection of the amendment would only have the Congress advise the President that he should…

govinfo.gov
Sep 28, 1995

In an article in the Hartford Current dated September 27 of this year, the chair of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct reflected on the committee's inquiry into the complaint against Speaker Newt Gingrich. I quote, ``The letter…

govinfo.gov
Jun 25, 1996

I guess the politics of Bill Emerson and myself were 180 degrees apart. We were diagonally opposite. He is a conservative, I am a liberal. He was for a constitutional amendment against flag burning, I was against that. He was for English…

govinfo.gov
Sep 28, 1995

I was inquiring and investigating the process of the committee itself, and not into the specific inquiry of the Speaker. I think if the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Ehlers] listened closely, the gentleman would see the distinction of his…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation