Political Quotes

“I think that this is one of those opportunities to insert language into an appropriations bill that doesn't belong there. I think the gentleman, who is a very nice guy, should rethink it. Maybe he can invite us all to his home State and we can discuss it at length, or at least to the chairman's State and we can discuss it at length, or to the Bronx to a Yankee game and we can discuss it at length. But I think that we are spending too much time here putting things in this bill that don't belong in this bill. And we are reaching a point where we may never again see what I saw when I got here, which is the ability to see a bill stand alone and pass and get signed by the President, or, rather, what we have now where we get these omnibus bills or these continuing resolutions. We should look at that. We should look at what we are doing to the committee, what we are doing to ourselves, and what we are doing to the Nation. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Amodei). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.”