Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, I rise to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the House. The form of the resolution is as follows: Whereas, Father Patrick Conroy has served honorably as House Chaplain since May 25 of 2011 when he was then appointed by Speaker John Boehner in consultation with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi; Whereas, Father Conroy had been re-appointed and approved by the House of Representatives on three separate occasions, most recently January 3 of 2017; Whereas, on April 16, 2018, the Nation's first Jesuit, and only the second Catholic, Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives submitted his resignation before the full House; Whereas, this resignation was forced by Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Members of the House Republican Conference; Whereas, the Speaker's team said ``. . . the decision to remove the Chaplain was his, Speaker Ryan's;'' Whereas, the lack of notification of his forced resignation or adequate explanation provided by Speaker Paul D.…”