Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. I have not heard any compelling arguments for pushing either of these bills forward because the flaws are clear. We cannot create a one-size- fits-all election system imposed from Washington that requires States to provide automatic same-day voter registration, prevents States from removing dormant voters from rolls, and overrides State ID laws. The Freedom to Vote Act would also guarantee public dollars would go into certain candidates' coffers. This is all nothing more than a partisan play for the Democrats to federalize all of America's elections. They are pushing it because they think it will help them stay in power. Historically, States have had oversight of their own elections. While there is always room for improvement, let's keep the Federal Government out of it and leave the States to handle their own elections, as has been done in the past. I oppose the rule and the underlying bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Minnesota for her service in this Congress and her service on the Rules Committee. She said that she hasn't heard any compelling arguments why we should pass these bills. Maybe she wasn't listening to me because I think I made a lot of compelling arguments here today about why these bills are incredibly important.…”