Political Quotes

“I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I begin by thanking my good friend, the distinguished chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations, for the debate, and I thank her for her very good work. We have in front of us a product that, obviously, on this side of the aisle, we don't agree with. We do not believe we were included in the process. Frankly, this was unveiled without any bipartisan discussions. The Senate has already indicated it is not going to be taken up over there. The President has already indicated that he has a veto threat. There are certainly elements in this bill that I can support. I want to commend my friend. Some of their work on Tribal issues was very, very impressive. There are other elements there; there are things we can work on together in this bill. But my friends understand, as I think the fundamental reality, the Democratic House, they have every right to pass anything they want to pass. And there is a lot in this bill I disagree with, but I respect their right to move it across the floor. But you have to recognize the political reality as well, Mr. Speaker. This bill is not going to be accepted in the United States Senate. This bill is not going to be signed by the President of the United States. I would suggest, rather than pointing fingers at one another and disagreeing--and we do that on both sides of the aisle on occasion-- that we do what we did recently.…”