Political Quotes

“I will not object, but just to express my frustration of hearing so much time spent on nongermane amendments and my amendment that is now being allocated 10 minutes is an amendment that allows the Bureau of Economic Analysis, one of the few areas that Alan Greenspan, the Chairman of the Fed, has said publicly he thinks needs more funding. The ranking member of the Committee on the Budget has indicated that he thinks the BEA needs more funding. This will preclude that kind of testimony. Two of the Republican Members that have been suggested as possible chairman of the Committee on the Budget have indicated their interest in expanding the allocation for BEA, and they will not have that opportunity at 4 p.m. Monday. I am concerned again like the ranking member suggested that early amendments utilize so much of the time that cannot be considered any more crucial, any more important or any more dynamic as we move ahead with this budget. I simply express my concern on the decisions and the frustration on the majority leader's part and on the ranking member's part.”