Here we are again, at quarter to eleven, the shades of darkness have fallen, and we have to ask ourselves a question, at least I do: Is the other side not particularly competent? Is that why we are here this late at night, as we always are on major pieces of legislation? Or have they intentionally put us here late at night so no one will watch this on television, so the American public will not know what is going on?
Maxwell Frost: “Here we are again, at quarter to eleven, the shades of darkness have fallen, and we have to ask ourselves a question, at…”
On the recordMay 22, 2003
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Questioning the timing of legislative sessions during a floor speech.
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