Political Quotes

“This amendment raises serious constitutional issues and may amount to an unconstitutional bill of attainder. This is not the way to handle policy disputes with Mr. Rodrigues, the Assistant Secretary for Electricity at the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity. He has very impressive credentials, with over two decades of work in industry in California and Arizona, parts of our country that understand the new pressures on producing power. Look at the forest fires that have occurred out there and the stresses on the environment that cause millions of people not to have electricity. He has actually lived in places in our country that have experienced it first. He has impressive degrees in law and obviously in business, so I don't think they are being fair to this gentleman, and this is certainly not the way to handle this. This amendment prioritizes legislative theater over the American people. It has no chance of becoming law. Mr. Chair, I strongly urge my colleagues to vote against this harmful amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”