Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sound the alarm that House Democrats are considering a rule change that would severely limit the rights of the minority party in the House for years to come. I am referring to the partisan push to water down or to eliminate the motion to recommit. Mr. Speaker, the MTR, as it is called, is a critical procedural tool that gives the minority party one last opportunity to improve legislation before a final vote on this House floor. An MTR not only increases transparency between Members of Congress and their constituents, but it holds Members accountable and forces them to go on record for viewpoints that they hold. Weakening the MTR would only serve to shield Members from criticism, suffocate debate on key policy issues, and overturn longstanding House precedent. It would be a blatant power grab by the majority Democrat Party. That is why my colleagues and I will be appealing to the Rules Committee this week in writing, demanding that the MTR be preserved. Confronting Voter Fraud”