Political Quotes

“recently I voted in favor of a resolution supporting the Ten Commandments. I voted in favor of a resolution to study the economy of American Samoa. I voted for a resolution banning Federal funding for physician-assisted suicide, even though assisted suicide is not legal at all. In fact, let me firmly assert, I am against Federal funding for any activities that are not yet legal. But is it not time, Mr. Speaker, that we started working on issues that are more important to people, things like making student loans more available and affordable, or providing health care for the 10 million American children without it? We should be working to make our streets safer. And what about our crumbling schools, many of which were built before World War II? When will we address the long-term health of Medicare and Social Security? Why does this Congress not agree to an 11th Commandment: We shall start to work now on issues that actually matter to the American people.”