Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I am afraid that the eloquence of my opponent might cloud the issue for some of the people in America. So rather than having us go back and forth disputing the character of the legislation before you, I urge everybody to go to it. But let's go to some of the people who care most about protecting innocent Americans from corporate wrongdoing and injury in the marketplace and in the workplace, and let's see what they have got to say about it. Mr. Chairman, I have a letter to the House from groups who oppose this legislation as an assault on the rights of consumers and workers, including the Alliance for Justice, the American Association for Justice, Americans for Financial Reform, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, the California Kids IAQ, the Center for Justice and Democracy, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Central Florida Jobs with Justice, Coal River Mountain Watch, the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Watchdog, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Consumers Union. I have just gone through the Cs. I am not going to take us all the way through the Zs, Mr. Chairman. But America's consumer groups are opposed to this legislation, and America's workers' groups are opposed to this legislation. It is a wolf in sheep's clothing, Mr. Chairman.…”