Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, the question recurs on the need for congressional action on a compact that has heretofore been entered into between two States. In this particular case, the instant legislation is one where a contract or compact had been entered into between Alabama and Georgia as required by our Constitution. The problem was that in 1978 when they created this Historic Chattahoochee Commission, a Bi-State Heritage and Tourism Agency which serves 11 Georgia and 7 Alabama counties along the Lower Chattahoochee River, the States recently found that they wanted to change the nomination process for the commission's board, so in 1993 they each enacted an amendment, Georgia on the one hand, Alabama on the other hand. Their legislatures acted, and now they come to us to seek approval through the constitutional process. We in the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law heard testimony on this legislation and reported it to the full Committee on the Judiciary on October 19. The Committee on the Judiciary reported favorably on the bill by voice vote, and we are here. Neither I nor anyone that I know of has any objection to the bill.”