Political Quotes

“the new chairman of the Appropriations Committee wants Members to have a 1-week review of A to Z spending cuts before a vote is taken. I hope that signals a new policy in the Democrat leadership, which now routinely asks Members to vote on bills without the benefit of time to review the specifics. If we're going to wait 1 week before we vote on cuts, I hope Members will have at least that much time to study proposals to spend taxpayers' money. The Speaker said the A to Z spending cuts plan is ``poorly thought out'' because it ``denies the opportunity to Members to have thoughtful consideration and review of legislation prior to votes.'' In my short tenure here, time and again the text of spending bills, tax bills, and major policy changes was only made available to Members a few hours before the vote. Is this new rhetoric a change of heart, Mr. Speaker, or simply another track smoke and mirrors designed to derail spending cuts?”