Political Quotes

“I am absolutely amazed by the capacity of this body to debate settled issues. This is the second time that these folks have tried to gather enough signatures for medical marijuana in the District, and this is the second time it has failed. My staff, in order to keep this from wasting the time of this body, went so far as to wake up the Board of Elections and have verified that there are not enough signatures. The fact that there are not enough signatures for the second time says pretty definitively that the residents of the District of Columbia have decided this issue. The medical marijuana debate goes on. Anybody trying to do an innovative approach, unproven, I believe undergoing tests, but as yet unproven, and trying to do that in the District of Columbia, must surely know that this Congress is going to strike it down. That is exactly what happened, except the people struck it down first. I am going to ask Members at 5 minutes to 11 to voice vote this, to consider it moot, so that we can go on with our business.”