Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds, and then I would like to yield 2 minutes to the chair of the Highway Subcommittee, Mr. Duncan. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, let's just deal with the facts. The fact is that the Democrats had six amendments--1 month, 1.5 months, 2.5 months, 1 month, 9 months, and 2 months--when they controlled the House of Representatives and the Senate by huge majorities, and the White House. They couldn't even get it through committee. They could not get it through committee. These are the facts. List of Transportation Extensions Extension #1: A Democratic controlled House passed extension with a duration of 1-month from 10/01/2009 to 10/ 31/2009. Extension #2: A Democratic controlled House passed extension with a duration of 1.5-months from 11/01/2009 to 12/18/2009. Extension #3: A Democratic controlled House passed extension with a duration of 2.5-months from 12/19/2009 to 2/ 28/2010. Extension #4: A Democratic controlled House passed extension with a duration of 1-month from 3/01/2010 to 3/28/ 2010. Extension #5: A Democratic controlled House passed extension with a duration of 9-months from 3/29/2010 to 12/ 31/2010. Extension #6: A Democratic controlled House passed extension with a duration of 2-months from 1/01/2011 to 3/04/ 2011. Extension #7: A Republican controlled House passed extension with a duration of 7-months from 3/05/2011 to 9/30/ 2011.…”