Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on many issues here in the Congress and certainly on this issue of fighting and opposing this takeover of one-sixth of our economy, this health care bill. I appreciate my colleagues here from Louisiana and Illinois and their work as well. Look, when I think about this bill, I first start with the fundamental question, What part of ``no'' don't they get? They have tried to pass this thing. The majority has tried to pass this bill now for almost a year, and every single time--they tried to pass it in September and the American people said no. They tried to pass it in October and the American people said no. They said, oh, we're going to get it done before Thanksgiving, and the American people said no. Oh, well, wait a minute. We're going to get it done before Christmas, and the American people said no. Then they said, well, we're going to do it before the State of the Union, and the American people said no. And now, here, we're going to get it done before Easter, and we're going to keep all the Members here as long as it takes, twist as many arms, do what we can. What part of ``no'' don't they get?”