Political Quotes

“I wonder how many of my colleagues would sign a $100,000 mortgage without reading it. I wonder how many of them would take out a $10,000 business loan without reading the terms. I wonder how many of my colleagues would profess to tell their constituents that they know what is in these 4000 pages. I can tell them there is a $100 million visitors center for here, the Capitol. There is another $104 million for our protection. But I cannot also tell them there is a buyout program for the Pollack industry that I do not know why we need to buy those vessels. That costs us about $50 million. This spends 500 billion of the taxpayers' money, not our money. And no one in this room can tell us everything that is in it. We have been here all year. I think we can wait a few more days to see to it that Members have the opportunity to study this. If we are not given the opportunity to study this, then I think the only businesslike and responsible thing for the Members to do is to vote against it.”