Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, when I rise today, it is amazing that I have actually come to the floor and heard said it is a waste of time, it is problematic talking about the very structure of our government, the very structure that was formed, and how we interact with each other. I just don't get it. I never thought I would come to the floor of the House and actually hear those words actually uttered. {time} 1745 And I do remind my friends from across the aisle that there was that nirvana just a few years ago, and I do it every time because we talk about immigration reform in which there is basically control of everything, and you just chose not to act on it. So let's move past the point when we can look at what we are doing here today, and that is looking at a law that actually goes back to the understanding of why we are here. Every time I go home and every time I am up here, I get calls, I get notes, saying: Why is there the ability to change the law? It is not prosecutorial discretion. It is saying: there is a black letter date, I am changing it, I don't like it. That is wrong. When you are looking at discretion, it is not an issue of do I want to do it or not; it is an issue of what does the law say? People back home could care less about Washingtonspeak. They could care less about what goes inside the beltway. They care about their lives, and they care about a government that they read about in textbooks that said here is how a bill becomes a law and here is how it works.…”