Political Quotes

“I know my friend from Maine to be an eloquent speaker. I thought that was classic Morelle there. It sounded exactly like what I would have expected my friend to say. As you would imagine, Mr. Speaker, I don't disagree with Senator Collins, and I don't disagree with Mr. Morelle. That is just not what this resolution does. Whenever anybody starts talking about constitutional law--that is why I thought it was classic Morelle, Mr. Speaker, because he knows how much the law gets me going. He is not a lawyer and makes that point regularly in the Rules Committee, but I am, and when we start talking about the foundation of self-governance in this country I get excited. But this isn't a resolution about a constitutional question, Mr. Speaker. Read this resolution: Pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act--that is the act that this Congress passed in a previous Congress and a previous President signed--the national emergency declared by the finding of the President on February 15 is hereby terminated. That is exactly one of the procedures that can be used--one of three--to end a Presidential declaration of emergency. What we are doing here today has nothing to do with reclaiming powers of Article I. We are just following the law that folks already wrote. We are just following the law that folks already have said is insufficient. If you believe this law is insufficient, as I do, Mr.…”