Political Quotes

“I would like to rise to engage Chairman Dreier in a brief colloquy regarding the highway funding point of order that is included in this rules package as clause 3 of rule XXI. It is my understanding that this point of order makes no change in the manner in which highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and transit programs are currently funded, which is through contract authority derived from the highway trust fund and provided in authorization acts. Rather, the new point of order provides that Members will have the ability under House rules to offer amendments to reduce funding for such programs, if they choose to do so. In the interest of clarity and mutual understanding, I want to be assured that my understanding of this proposed change to clause 3 of rule XXI is correct.”