Political Quotes

“It is about the question, Mr. Chairman, one of the questions that has been raised: Is this legislating on an appropriation bill? I think in the committee discussion it came up, the point that perhaps there were some tax provisions in an appropriation bill. My parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Chairman, is that on October 21 of last year, less than 1 year ago today, public law 105-277 was signed into law. This was the omnibus appropriations bill, and could I inquire to the Chair how was it that that appropriation bill allowed 6 different provisions dealing with research and other tax provisions, the research credit, the work opportunity tax credit, the welfare to work tax credit, contributions of stock to private foundations that tax credit, subpart F exemption for active finance and income tax credit, and finally the disclosure of returned information on the income contingent student loans. All of those provisions were legislating in effect and dealt with the issue of taxes, and my question is: What rules of this House allow the House to pass less than 1 year ago an appropriation bill that funded, as my colleagues know I think it was $37 million for King Cove, Alaska, a community of 800 people, and yet today the House might not be allowed to offer this tax provision which pays for the veterans health care increase on a similar appropriation bill.”