Political Quotes

“The fact is, Mr. Speaker, that this delegation was the highest-ranking delegation ever to appear not only in Taiwan, but it is the highest ranking one that I have ever been engaged in where the Speaker of the House, the dean of the House, Mr. Dingell, and various committee chairmen, ranking subcommittee chairmen, and ranking members all gathered together to go to these five sovereign areas, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Japan, and Taiwan. It was an extraordinary sequence of events. In each country we met with the very top leaders, and in many instances we had several separate meetings with top leaders, and in each country, under the leadership of the Speaker of the House, I think our delegation presented a cohesive, coherent, and articulate view of American policy. I was extraordinarily proud of the way that Speaker Gingrich and the gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Dingell, and all the other Members conducted themselves throughout this entire process.”