Political Quotes

“Mr. President two things have happened that bother this Senator considerably. Last week, I made an effort to stop the House from using frequent flier miles that were paid for by taxpayers for personal use. I was admonished by my friends on the majority side for trying to tell the House what they should do or should not do. The amendment was amended. I lost. It said to the Senate that under those circumstances, the Senate ought to take care of itself and we ought not to tell the House what to do. Now, as we are, in this amendment and in this bill, setting out a lot of proposals that the House must comply with--change their rules, assign to committees, things of that nature--I keep hearing that this is what the House is asking the Senate to do. Now, Mr. President, I would like for the distinguished Senator from Idaho to respond to who in the House is telling the Senate what to do, or what the leadership over there is saying, whether they want this in the bill so that it will apply to the House. Can you give the Senate this information tonight? If not, in the morning. I would like to have an answer.”