Political Quotes

“I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. Mr. Speaker, I like the notion of accountability. It is true that we are up for election every other year, and I am sure that my friend from North Carolina has a system in his office to make sure that the 18 people who work for him are not on this list of over 500 people. But that is not a suitable accountability. We are talking about an entire agency. I think there is no good reason that we shouldn't have the same sort of accountability for almost 10,000 people who work for the House of Representatives. Shouldn't we collectively set an example? After all, there are four times as many people who have tax delinquency who work for the House of Representatives. Why shouldn't we set an example? If it can be easily administered and we want to send a message, why don't we send a message that we care about it? We can learn from the gentleman about his system to make sure there are no tax delinquencies in his office. I would like to know that, and I am sure the leadership of the House of Representatives would like to implement it here.”