Political Quotes

“I understand why folks want to vote ``no'' sometimes in this Chamber. You want to vote ``no'' because you don't like the ideas the other side has, and it turns out that if they have more votes than you have on any particular idea, they win and you lose. I lose in this Chamber from time to time myself, as I know all my friends do, but this rule offers an opportunity at least for every idea to be heard, and the best ideas ought to rise to the top. That is the America that I believe in. That is the Congress that I believe in, that if we allow this festival of democracy, if we allow all of these provisions to be considered, we will have the best ideas rise to the top. When I hear my colleagues complaining about what isn't available today, it is an indictment of our collective work ethic because this rule makes every idea that was presented available. Mr. Speaker, my friends on the other side decided to talk about student loan debt today. It is a troubling issue. Member after Member has come to the House floor, and they have said that these students have taken out all of these loans, economic circumstances have changed, and now their opportunities are truncated. I feel for those students. America is in exactly that same circumstance. We have taken out loan after loan after loan, economic circumstances are changing, and if we continue on this path, America's opportunities will be truncated.…”