Political Quotes

“I appreciate that. The gentleman is always generous. Mr. Speaker, while the minority whip was the majority leader of this institution, this House did a lot of big things--a lot of big things. But what they couldn't do--what they couldn't do--was a bill like the one that Ranking Member DeFazio and Chairman Bill Shuster have brought to the floor today. {time} 1315 We can cast this dye and call it anything we want to; but the fact of the matter is it is a success, and it is one that we have done together. I don't know where partisanship comes into this process, and it will be a shame if it comes in today because it sure hasn't been in in the previous days, weeks, months, and years that we have been working on this process. I had some great ideas for this bill, Mr. Speaker, and I serve on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Where better for a fellow with great ideas on transportation to work than on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. So I knocked on my chairman's door. I said, Mr. Chairman, I bring the wisdom of the Seventh District of Georgia. I have crafted it all here in legislative language for you. Let me just go ahead and give it to you so you can include it in the base text. Do you know what the chairman said to me? He said, Rob, we are doing this in a collaborative manner. If your ideas are that good, you are going to find some folks on the other side of the aisle who believe in your ideas, too. You bring me back those ideas.…”