Political Quotes

“Members of theHouse, this is a sad day for me as a Member of this body having served here 20 years. You know, last year when the ethics complaints were being filed against the Speaker, I characterized what is happening to this House as there was a great cloud over this House and we needed to remove that cloud. That cloud has not been removed; in fact, it has gotten darker. It has done more to harm the image of the U.S. House of Representatives than any actions that have been taken on legislation. Even though their Contract With America would have cut Medicare, would have cut environmental protection, would have cut education, all to give tax cuts for the wealthy; that is bad enough. But what is going on today and has been going on with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and its coverup of what the Speaker of theHouse has done is shameful beyond any comprehension. It is a sad day when Members of theHouse cannot even get a copy of the report that the special counsel has filed with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct on just one of several, seven, complaints that have been filed against the Speaker. Only on one. They have not done anything on the others. What is the gentlewoman from Connecticut doing? Well, she met with the floor leader the other day. She has had press conferences in Connecticut. But she will not tell us anything. In fact they met just yesterday. Why did they not release the report?…”