Janice Schakowsky actually said...

"I want to thank Mr. Whitfield for introducing this bill, because it is the right thing to do, for both the well-being of show horses and the restoration of a fair and sound walking horse industry."

"I believe that the Tennessee Walking Horse has a fabulous disposition and many more people should own one."

"Actually, we are, I think, seeing two different worlds, one that says no problem, this may have been a problem, isn't a problem anymore, and another that says that this is ongoing."

"I want to say, get over it. We all agree that there are problems, but these are problems that I see being fixed."