Political Quotes

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. It has been an interesting debate. It has been a good debate. There have been a lot of interesting points made, but the fact is, there is nothing in this…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards), a member of the Appropriations Committee and a good friend and valued colleague.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I would like to begin just with a quick personal reflection and tell both my colleagues what an honor it is to share this floor with them today, and I mean that quite sincerely. These are…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to begin and reiterate a point that I made earlier. I know my good friend from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and I may disagree tonight on this particular instance, but I…