Political Quotes

“my amendment would strike all general provisions in this bill. There are 27 in all. They include so-called social riders, and they include redundant and duplicative provisions. I recognize that the chairman has removed half of those provisions. He will be the chairman next year. If this amendment does not prevail, we can perhaps work together next year to at least rid this bill of those redundant and duplicative riders. Mr. Chairman, the Hill newspaper has an important headline this week: Congress United For Now. And the first paragraph reads: ``After a week of extraordinary bipartisanship, inspired by the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, Members are questioning how long their unprecedented unity will last.'' I rise to ask that the appropriation for the District of Columbia not be the one that breaks this unity. We have heard of at least two riders that would break this unity. I ask that the Members hold back on breaking the unity that the Committee on Appropriations tried to preserve and that is in danger here. These general provisions that I would have struck are a fancy word for attachments, legislating on an appropriation undemocratically, against the will of the people of the District of Columbia.”