Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 13, 2011
I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. ____________________
Said by
Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Share

More from Gregory Meeks

Nov 18, 2025

Congress has to stand up for what is our oversight and our responsibilities, and that’s the War Powers.

nytimes.com
Feb 10, 2025

I do think that Mayor Adams, you know, I believe him when he said he didn’t do anything wrong, but you can’t interfere with the justice system.

nbcnews.com
Sep 11, 2024

Let me say, Mr. Chair, that I believe that one of the things that my Republican friends are trying to do here is to divert the actions, the inactions, and the failure of the prior administration during the pandemic. I think that is what…

govinfo.gov
Aug 18, 2025

The fact that this meeting even took place—at the invitation of President Trump, on American soil, without Ukraine present, and with zero concessions from Russia—is an undeserved reward for Putin, who has continued to bomb Ukrainian…

reason.com

Other voices in this conversation