Political Quotes

“I think all of us would wish that we were not here on a subject of this gravity, on a subject so present in our society at large: The exhortation to violence to accomplish one's objectives. I have been sitting here since we started the debate, which was about 45 minutes ago. So many get up and say, ``I do not support violence,'' ``I do not support this action,'' but I will do nothing about it. Now, of course, they don't say the last sentence. They just don't do anything. As I sat there as Mr. McCarthy was talking, I was thinking that he was getting up in my face and up in Nancy Pelosi's face. I think that is what he was doing. I expect that in vigorous debate. They focused on a non-analogous action by a Member of this House, the chairman of the Financial Services Committee. Why did they do that? Because there is no analogous event to this one. In the 40-plus years that I have served here, there has never been a case like this. Never. {time} 1500 This is not about control, as the majority leader would represent. It is about decency, democracy, and security, and the rule of law. We have seen, Madam Speaker, over and over again in our politics that words matter, and actions matter even more.…”