Political Quotes

“Reclaiming my time, I confess that I had no idea the Library of Congress was even in the subject change heading business. It wasn't until I read a press release from somebody talking about this issue that I even knew this issue existed. But now that I know it exists, I know that it doesn't exist in subject titles at the Library of Congress. It exists in the United States Code that is the law of the land for the greatest free nation this world has ever known. You want to talk about shame on us? Shame on us for letting the librarians decide when the debate begins and when the debate ends. It is the United States Code and the responsibility falls to one body and one body only, and that body is here. I want to go back home, Mr. Speaker. I want to tell my constituents they are getting every dollar's worth out of this institution and, candidly, I believe they are getting more value today than they were yesterday and they got more value yesterday than they did a week ago or a month ago or a year ago. I think we are getting better. I will give you a small example. We talk about legislative branch funding as if it is some sort of self-serving institution. That is just nonsense. We came here with one job and one job only, and that is to serve our constituents back home. This cycle we have passed the FAST Act, the first long-term transportation funding bill in 20 years. We did it together. We couldn't do it alone. We did it together. Mr.…”