Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 52 Resolved, That the following named Members be and are hereby elected to the following standing committees of the House of Representatives: (1) Committee on agriculture.--Ms. Blunt Rochester. (2) Committee on the budget.--Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Jayapal, and Mr. Carbajal. (3) Committee on foreign affairs.--Mr. Ted Lieu of California. (4) Committee on natural resources.--Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Soto, Mr. Panetta, Mr. McEachin, and Mr. Brown of Maryland. (5) Committee on oversight and government reform.--Mrs. Demings, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and Mr. Raskin. (6) Committee on science, space, and technology.--Ms. Rosen. (7) Committee on small business.--Mr. Evans and Mrs. Murphy of Florida. (8) Committee on veterans' affairs.--Mr. Correa. Mr. CROWLEY (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New York? There was no objection. The resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________”