Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, my friend, the late, great Governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, once said, ``We campaign in poetry and govern in prose,'' and I think he foresaw days like today when we come together in the spirit of compromise to accomplish great things for our communities and for the country. I want to thank my colleagues for their support and Mr. Cole's support of both Consolidated Appropriations Acts, and I especially thank Chairwoman Lowey, Ranking Member Granger, and all of the Members on the Appropriations Committee, including the distinguished gentleman from Oklahoma, for their tireless work in reaching this bipartisan compromise. Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote on the rule and a ``yes'' vote on the previous question. The material previously referred to by Mr. Cole is as follows: Amendment to House Resolution 765 At the end of the resolution, add the following: Sec. 5. Immediately upon adoption of this resolution, the House shall proceed to consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 1869) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived.…”