Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Michigan for working with the majority in such a cooperative fashion. National defense is an area where we should be trying to cooperate, and this bill is a preeminent example of that happening in this Congress. And I want to thank him and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton) for creating that atmosphere which made it possible. I think that this is a historic piece of legislation. Mr. Waxman and I and all of the Members on our side really do believe that this is the way Congress should work. I congratulate the gentleman for his work on it. I have no further requests for time, and I reserve the balance of my time.”