Political Quotes

Reclaiming my time. First, the gentleman is an expert and knows much more than I do about this. I take that as a given. Secondly, he is on the authorizing committee. That committee has full authority to do that. He says it wouldn't be in…

This is another time when we retreat from oversight. We talk a lot about oversight on the Committee on Appropriations. We talk a lot about oversight in the authorizing committees, that we need to find out what the people are doing, what we…

There are a lot of Vice Presidents I haven't agreed with. I would never have contemplated offering, Mr. Chairman, an amendment to strike their ability to carry out the duties to which they were elected by the American people any more than…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 19 Offered by Mrs. Ramirez The Acting CHAIR…