Political Quotes

“Now I can't pass it up. Madam Chair, there is quite a bit of difference in the Mississippi River between the gentleman's district and Minnesota. In fact, you can step across the Mississippi River in Minnesota, and I don't think that is true--in fact, I am absolutely positive that it is not true-- anywhere else. It is always interesting when we have guests come to our great State. When we ask them if they would like to step across the river, they are disbelieving until we take them up there to Itasca. Literally, it is no wider than this desk. I wish that trying to figure out one's student loans and grants and workstudies were as easy as getting across the Mississippi River. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Ms. Hahn The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in part B of House Report 113-546.”