Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for that response; and I am hopeful that we can, in fact, proceed on that for the farmers of America. Obviously if we don't pass something by December 31, on January 1 prices for the Federal Government will go up very dramatically, as the gentleman knows; and it will have an impact on spending. And I know the gentleman and I are both concerned about that. The next to last issue--just two more issues, if I can, Mr. Leader. As you know, we've talked about the Violence Against Women Act. We've passed a bill through this House that was passed essentially on a partisan basis. They passed a bipartisan bill in the Senate, Violence Against Women. And domestic violence is an epidemic, in some respects, in this country. I am hopeful that we might consider taking up the Senate bill again because it got passed on such an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis in the Senate. I would suggest to the gentleman that it may well pass on a bipartisan basis here as well. The problem, as you know, from my perspective and from our side, with the House bill is that you exclude a number of people.…”