Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentleman from Alabama and the gentlelady from California for their leadership of the committee. As a member of the Committee on Ethics and as the chairman of the investigative subcommittee, or ISC, in this matter, I do rise in support of the resolution, which calls for the adoption of this committee's report and will serve as a reprimand of Representative Laura Richardson for her conduct and will impose upon her a $10,000 fine. I do not relish speaking under these circumstances. This is, indeed, a solemn moment--when the House must consider punishing one of its own Members. As the chairman stated, over the last 9 months, as members of the investigative subcommittee, my colleagues Mr. Yarmuth from Kentucky, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Lujan of New Mexico, and I conducted an extensive investigation into the allegations regarding Representative Laura Richardson. The subcommittee met on over 20 occasions. In total, the ISC and staff conducted 12 interviews during this phase of the inquiry and reviewed the transcripts of the 17 interviews conducted during the committee's earlier phase of its inquiry. The subcommittee also reviewed thousands of pages of documents. I appreciate the hard work of each of the subcommittee members, especially of the ranking member, Mr. Yarmuth of Kentucky. He is a pleasure to work with.…”