Political Quotes

“But if every time there is an appeal of the Chair, a motion is laid on the table and defeated because of the numerical advantage the majority has, it denies not just this side but the entire House an opportunity to vote on the ruling of the Chair. It is a legitimate appeal. The gentleman has legitimately appealed it and ought to, at least at some point in time, have a vote, so I would say to my distinguished colleague, the gentleman from Pennsylvania, that, while we will vote on the motion to table the appeal, that there may in fact be another motion to appeal the Chair, and another one after that, and, if that is what it is going to take to get one vote on the appeal of the Chair, then this side is prepared to do that. I would rather not do it. They will win in either case, but this side is just asking for a clean vote on the appeal of the Chair.”