Political Quotes

I was unable to attend votes due to a death in the family. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 89 (Previous Question on H. Res. 1085), ``no'' on rollcall No. 90 (H. Res. 1085), ``yea'' on rollcall No. 91 (H.R…

First of all, I thank my friend and colleague, Mr. Kilmer. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the House for the last time as a Member of this historic symbol of our democracy. It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve my hometown and…

I thank my friend, Representative Bishop, for yielding and for his work on this legislation. We do a lot of big, controversial bills. Sometimes, we can actually come together as Democrats and Republicans to get something done that serves…

I thank the ranking member for allowing me to speak on my amendment. It is a bipartisan amendment expressing the sense of Congress that we should not permanently store nuclear waste near the Great Lakes. My amendment responds to the…