Political Quotes

“I wish to be heard on the question of privileges of the House, of this motion. Mr. Speaker, this motion calls upon the House to exercise its duty under the Constitution of the United States, which provides in relevant part that the Congress shall make appropriation for the functioning of Government. It says specifically no money shall be withdrawn from the Treasury except upon appropriation of the Congress. Nowhere in the Constitution is the President authorized to make an appropriation--I am not trying to assess blame for where we are. We are talking about how to get out--the question is, how do we resolve the impasse? The impasse must be resolved by the Congress performing its duty under the Constitution of the United States.”