Political Quotes

I have been amused for a long time at how can it be that there is legislation supported by 70 or 80 percent of the public, a clear majority of Members of Congress, and yet we are not allowed to even vote on it.

If you made it anonymous, you would allow Members to sort of probe support for centrist legislation.

I think the single-most useful thing that we in Congress could do is to establish a federally-recognized standard for presenting illegally-traceable identity.

I thank Chair Waters for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this bill. I am encouraged by the dialogue and collaboration that has taken place between the House Financial Services Committee and the House Ag Committee on this bill…