Political Quotes

“The will of the majority is being thwarted in this House, the people's House. Mr. Boehner, our Speaker, said when he took his office as Speaker that the House worked best when the House was allowed to work its will. Mr. Speaker, let the House work its will. {time} 1300 We are about to take a vote on whether this House should move to reopen the Export-Import Bank and save thousands--thousands--of jobs that Speaker Boehner has admitted will be lost without our action. The Export-Import Bank is a critical tool that supports job creation here in America by helping American businesses compete in foreign markets--in other words, making goods here with American workers and selling them abroad. That is what we need to be doing. The Export- Import Bank facilitates that happening. It has over 300 votes out of 435 on this floor, but we cannot vote if it is not brought to the floor. When the Speaker and majority leader allowed the Bank's authorization to expire in June, they did so with the full knowledge that a reauthorization has the votes to pass and will pass with strong, bipartisan support if brought to the floor. Now, we have a chance to defeat the previous question and bring that bill to the floor today. Now, I want to say, Mr. Speaker, to some of my colleagues who may be new, that voting down this rule, defeating the previous question is a vote to open the Export-Import Bank. Now, I know some of you will say: Well, it is a procedural vote. My party makes me do this.…”