Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, the resolution offered by the Speaker is the responsible approach. It expresses congressional intent. It affords one last opportunity to the President and his administration to work with us in Congress to advance U.S. interests in the region. I hope that the President is listening and that this resolution will serve as a wake-up call leading to immediate consultation. And, frankly, we have not had that as we would like. If, in 14 days, as it says in this resolution, the President has not complied with the requests included in the resolution, then this House will consider the next steps. I therefore urge a ``yes'' vote on the Boehner resolution, a responsible approach to the President to work with us and a plea to give us the information that we requested. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized for 10 minutes. Mr. McKEON. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this resolution. I do not believe that the President has provided adequate justification for our military operations in Libya nor why continued intervention in a humanitarian stalemate is in our national interest.…”