Political Quotes

“Reclaiming my time and thanking very much the gentleman from Florida for the compliments and the input here, too. I learned something in this discussion and listening to Mr. Yoho from Florida, and that is, when he spoke of divine intervention in our Constitution, the answer required divine intervention because men just aren't that smart. I hadn't heard that expression in this town or anyplace. That explains it in a lot of ways. I have long said that I believe that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are written with divine guidance. I choose those terms because the Bible was written with divine intervention and divine inspiration. That is up here. Divine guidance is just a little click below that. I don't want to claim Biblical standards, but it is really close. We would not have this country if it were not for God's guidance of our Founding Fathers, and so I tuned my ear to that. I would say also, whose advice should the Senators listen to on the other side? Well, they should listen to Ted Yoho's advice. I hope they are listening to my advice, Mr. Speaker. But those on the Republican side of the aisle, they are pretty solid. I want to publicly and personally thank my friend, whom I appreciate and respect a lot, Jerry Moran, who has been in a difficult place in Kansas. He is a terrific friend, and I served with him here in the House of Representatives.…”