Political Quotes

“The resolution before us is a very simple one. It provides the House with the maximum flexibility to expeditiously move important legislation before the end of Congress. The resolution allows the House to suspend the rules to consider bipartisan pieces of legislation, including the Senate-passed criminal justice reform legislation, which we will consider later today. It also allows for the House to quickly consider measures to fund the government. As we are up against a deadline, it is important that we have the ability to quickly ensure that the government does not shut down. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of the rule and the underlying legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), my good friend, for the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Oklahoma made such a compelling argument for this rule--I can't believe I am saying this--I am going to vote for this martial law rule. It is a shame that we are at this point, rushing to meet deadlines that have been staring us in the face for weeks and hurrying to finish up important legislative business in the waning days of this Congress. But we are where we are, and we need to be responsible.…”