Political Quotes

Robert Ehrlich: “The answer is certainly yes, but that is not exclusive of the jurisdiction maintained by the corrections committee. I…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 1996
The answer is certainly yes, but that is not exclusive of the jurisdiction maintained by the corrections committee. I missed the point the gentleman is making. I can reiterate the fact that whenever a corrections day bill is reported out of the Corrections Day Committee to the standing subcommittee of the House, it is done in a bipartisan way. Certainly this bill was done in a likewise manner, in a bipartisan way. I remain concerned on this side as to why the gentleman is perplexed.
Said by
Robert Ehrlich
Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the bipartisan nature of corrections day bills during a House debate.

Share

More from Robert Ehrlich

Mar 11, 1997

Only in this town do people think that when we raise taxes we generate additional revenue. It just does not work that way, and the gentleman's numbers speak for themselves. History, the empirical evidence, speaks for itself.

govinfo.gov
Jul 29, 1997

The bottom line is, my friend, when you empower families, when you return money to people, when you stop the ability of government to always, always, always grow, you hardly ever go wrong, and that is the bottom line to this package.

govinfo.gov
Jul 29, 1997

Today, people of different political philosophies came together and signed an accord. Included in that accord are many things we have debated on this House floor over the last 3 years, many items in the Contract with America, many items…

govinfo.gov
Apr 8, 1997

H.R. 968 prevents the termination of certain training programs where the reason for the termination is an operational deficiency unrelated to the quality of the program, and where no alternative training program exists within a reasonable…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation