Political Quotes

“I just want to be absolutely clear. If Members think for some reason that it might be a good idea to vote for the motion to recommit and they happen to be in the majority, or, in the alternative, if they were to vote against the bill and they were to find themselves in the majority, and the bill for any reason were to be defeated tonight, the gentleman is absolutely correct, we could not convene a conference tomorrow. We could only convene a conference when the Members of both bodies could be accumulated some time next week or some time later on this year, and we would have to go through an additional extended continuing resolution. We would risk the possibility of the closure of the State Department, the Commerce Department, the Justice Department. I just caution Members, if in fact they are considering not supporting this bill or supporting the motion to recommit, it would be a bad idea. Let us get this bill passed, and let us put it to bed and say good night to the first session of the 105th Congress.”