Political Quotes

“Members of the House, I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the rule which I support and then to assert that my support for the bill itself is based on several propositions. No. 1, I am impressed by the fact that this is a bipartisan piece of legislation that has reached the floor. One can only read the results of the subcommittee vote and the full committee vote to assert for themselves that this is indeed a bipartisan crafted piece of legislation. That in itself answers the request of the American people that we approach this and many other problems in our country on that bipartisan basis for which they have been yearning for so many years. Here is an excellent opportunity to put into play our search for bipartisan solutions to the Nation's problems. No. 2, if that were not enough, it also is bipartisan in this particular unique tenant about which I am concerned. The Chesapeake Bay has for a long time been a strong concern of the environmental community of our Nation, and not only nationwide are the environmentalists interested in the preservation, and the clean up and the stabilization of Chesapeake Bay, but naturally the regional interests, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, et cetera, are also interested in the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay as we once knew it.”