Political Quotes

“I think every single Member of this body owes a debt of gratitude to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox) my Republican colleague. The gentleman from California headed the Select Committee on China and has been an outstanding example of even temperament, fair-mindedness and bipartisanship in his handling of the House investigation of Chinese espionage at our nuclear laboratories. Although there is considerable evidence that the administration has been selectively leaking the most sensational stories to the New York Times, the Cox Committee has been a tomb. No one has accused Chairman Cox or anyone on his staff of leaking information about his long-awaited report, an extraordinary achievement in Washington. Thus far, public statements by the gentleman from California have been judicious and moderate and he has bent over backwards not to be partisan, even though most of the espionage occurred during the periods 1994 and 1995. Instead, he has focused on what can be done about the problems at our Energy Department laboratories. Chris Cox, well done. The American people have benefitted greatly from your outstanding work on this extremely important issue.”