Political Quotes

“I hope both the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Bliley) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran) who just spoke will listen. This is a remarkable exercise. We have been discussing with our good friends on the majority side to find out what was in the legislation on Friday. We thought we were very close to an understanding. We find today that the bill has been changed. We find that it is quite different than it was the other day. We find that consumer protections have been removed, reduced without any consultation with the minority. This is most curious. I am not sure whether it can be called good faith or not. Normally I would not. I can understand the gentleman being enthused because perhaps he has constituents who likes this. But I happen to like the truth, and I happen to like fair dealing and I like to know what I am doing. If the gentleman knows what he is doing, then he should by all means support this. He does not, and I do not. And I am not convinced that the majority knows. I am convinced of one thing, that it is bad practice and it does not comport with the traditions of the House of Representatives to negotiate, come to general understandings, and then to repudiate those understandings by changing without discussion with the other side. That is what has happened here.”