Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, of course I rise in support of House Joint Resolution 166 and urge its adoption by the House. Just as the previous resolution, the Committee on the Judiciary has reported the bill to the House by a unanimous verdict of 25 to nothing. This one has to do with the contract between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN. As my colleagues can imagine, they abut, and the only thing that stands between them is the borderline. When Tennessee and Virginia saw the need to enter into agreements to provide for mutual law enforcement assistance, they turned to their own bodies, their own legislative bodies, to approve this joint venture, and they did so, and so it comes to us now, as the Constitution, as I have said previously, demands, that the Congress approve the contract and compact between these two States. The Bristols sit astride the Tennessee-Virginia border, with a total population of approximately 43,000. This mutual aid agreement is one that you might expect would be of considerable benefit for a community in which a State boundary runs along its main street.”