Political Quotes

“Well, yes, that was an overstatement on my part out of the depths of my dismay that I was losing. But on sober reflection, I think it is an antiterrorism bill, not as robust as I would like it to be, but still worthwhile. Now there are a number of things in the Conyers-Nadler-Berman substitute that I like and could support. Unfortunately our colleagues have lumped them together with eliminating habeas corpus reform, and that, of course, destroys any balance and makes it not worthwhile. For example, under the Conyers amendment and the amendment of the gentleman from New York [Mr. Nadler], current law which would permit the imposition of the death penalty for somebody who bombed a Federal building where death resulted, that is rewritten. It cannot be done now under the Conyers amendment. Just let me finish my statement. I will yield to the gentleman shortly. Now, the Conyers amendment would not impose the death penalty. He has rewritten this law for someone who uses a biological toxin that results in another's death. Oh, the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Conyers] provides a life sentence, but not the death penalty. Now, somebody who kills somebody using biological toxin certainly qualifies for the death penalty in my book. Mr. Conyers strikes the criminal alien deportation improvements, which we have in this bill, we passed those earlier, and we are repassing them here. They passed 380 to 20 last February.…”