Political Quotes

“let me say this. I think the gentlewoman has made something of an assumption that is not fair to the gentleman from North Carolina. I do not see why she would assume that we could not have a hearing on this issue. I would be surprised if the gentleman from North Carolina said at an appropriate time he will not do this. I will note that, on a bill that has been a bill for less than a month, it certainly would not be fair to criticize, and the gentlewoman was not criticizing. We have only been back in session for about a week and a half. But I think this is something we should be considering. But taking it up on the floor now, when nobody knows much about it, without any of these questions, on a blanket basis, seems to me a very poor way to legislate. I also want to add again, I disagree at this point. I do not understand why a 40-year-old who may have murdered someone should be shielded from his or her 60-year-old parent testifying. I do not understand that. It is a very different situation if we are talking about a 14-year-old. But having one blanket to cover all of these situations seems to me to be a mistake.”