Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman. I happen to serve on the Financial Services Committee with the ranking member, and that idea was not offered in the committee. So it was a new idea. I will tell you that it sort of conflicts with the good faith exception because what her amendment said was that nothing would get in the way of somebody's private right of action. The whole point of the good faith exception in the bill is to ensure that judicial proceedings happen the same way as administrative proceedings. Mr. McGOVERN. Reclaiming my time, so the excuse is that this was not made in order because the ranking member did not offer this in committee. Who cares? We have a debate on the House floor. This is supposed to be a deliberative body. We are supposed to be able to debate these things. The gentleman did not say it was not germane. The gentleman did not say it needed special waivers to be made in order. He just said: Hey, she didn't bring it up in the full committee. So we decided in the Rules Committee to say no, you don't have the right to be able to offer this and debate it. Please. I mean, come on. This place is becoming a place where serious issues are not even allowed to have a debate. I am not even asking you to vote for it. I am just saying to allow there to be some debate. When I travel to my district, Mr. Speaker, I hear from constituents who are fed up with this Congress. They are fed up with the process.…”