Political Quotes

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 259, nays 154, not voting 19, as follows: [Roll No…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 261, noes 157, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 587] AYES--261…

My colleagues, Mr. Speaker, when people in politics don't want to say ``yes'' or ``no,'' they just keep talking. We could do a lot more tonight than just keep talking. We could cast a vote that would say to the American taxpayers, the…

We come here as stewards of a very sacred trust--to look after the people that are the backbone of this country. We are having this debate this afternoon because we have all heard from men and women across this country who are very upset…