Political Quotes

“in a memo to the White House last night, a senior Republican linked our right to raise important and valid questions about the Speaker's book deal to passage of vital legislation. The memo actually seems to put the personal interests of the Speaker above our national interest. It shows that Republicans would rather do the Speaker's bidding than the people's business. We seem to have crossed a very troubling line. The Speaker's book deal is no longer merely a personal ethical issue. It is now threatening the vital interests of this country. What is more important for America, the North American economy, or a $4.5 million check for the Speaker? After the election, many pundits told President Clinton he should take a page out of Harry Truman's book and call us the do-nothing Congress. At the rate it is going, he is going to call this Republican group the Keystone Cops Congress.”