Political Quotes

“Mr. Alcee Hastings, I salute you for bringing this bill to the floor from the Rules Committee. I support the rule, without qualification. Ladies and gentlemen, why do so many people approve this bill if it has so many problems? Well, because it's a bit like a wolf in sheep's clothing; you don't know what's underneath it. And so reciting all of these folks--starting with the Governor of my State--don't know what's underneath this bill. When H.L. Mencken says it's not about the money, you can bet it's about the money. And when I hear my colleagues say-- and I'm going to count the times that it will happen today--``It's not about casinos. This is not about casinos, folks.'' Oh, no, that's what it's about. Okay? Let's start off with something that we should try to get clear. The assertion that this is about getting justice for two tribes who have waited for all these many years to get justice and we finally were able to get it to the Congress. How charming. How disingenuous. This so-called land claim--and we spent a good amount of time on it-- to the extent there really was ever a land claim, arose in the 19th century. It didn't have anything whatsoever to do with the tribe's historical lands or any treaty with the U.S. Government. The Charlotte Beach land in question apparently was a private gift to the tribe--and in those days it was one tribe--by individual members of the tribe who had brought it.…”