Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I didn't get a chance to elaborate on the subject that was covered by the Senator from Texas, Mr. Cornyn. I think it is very important when we are faced with the shutdown of the government. I happened to be here in 1995, and I remember, frankly, it wasn't as bad as everybody said it was going to be. This is something that is totally avoidable now. We have an opportunity to do a 7-day extension that would take care of the military's needs, and I think it is important to do so. I wish to also mention the vote that took place yesterday--the last vote; we had four--having to do with the overregulation, I will call it, of the Environmental Protection Agency. The first three amendments before they came to mine were offered by Democrats for whom I have a great deal of respect. In each amendment, they made it clear that the author--all Democrats--thought it was not the place for the Environmental Protection Agency to do what Congress is supposed to be doing in terms of regulation of greenhouse gases. The votes were overwhelming in terms of the fact that they didn't have Democrats supporting them because they were temporary fixes. The only real vote that took place was on mine. I introduced legislation several weeks ago, in concert with my colleague over in the House of Representatives, Fred Upton, to take out from the Environmental Protection Agency the jurisdiction of regulating greenhouse gases. We all know how it happened.…”