Political Quotes

“So, today, Madam Speaker, I call on all Members to vote ``no'' on this rule. I ask that my colleagues, regardless of party, reject this rigged process, reject this rule, and act to protect the rights of every Member of this Chamber. The future of the institution depends on it. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I have high regard for my ranking member, Mr. Cole, and I know he and I both share enormous respect for this institution, but I am going to say for the record that this process that we are using is not unusual. It is a process that was used by Republicans numerous times during their majority, including 15 times during the past two Republican-led Congresses, to send bills over to the Senate for their expedited consideration. And I will say, with respect to the gentleman, he mentioned that we were consulted about these processes in the past. I was never consulted when the Republicans used this process. In fact, I remember a time when the Republicans basically hijacked a Democratic bill to attach something to it, without even consulting the sponsor of the bill. So I am not sure what the gentleman was alluding to, and I don't know what my friend's intentions were when they utilized this process. Madam Speaker, I can't speak to the motivations of the previous majority when they used this process over a dozen times, but what I can speak to is the impact.…”