Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, this is a momentous piece of legislation. I hope the Speaker pays close attention to the content of our presentation. This bill is sponsored by myself and the gentleman from New York [Mr. Nadler], and there is no controversy associated with it except what I am going to make of it. But, Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2440 is truly a technical corrections bill, which the gentleman from New York and I have introduced, with the agreement of the Office of Law Revision Counsel. Section 10 of title 9, United States Code, has a typographical flaw which has evaded detection ever since its original enactment. That section enumerates the grounds for vacating an arbitrator's award with each new ground beginning with the word ``where.'' The fifth ground, however, is obviously not a ground for vacating an award but, rather, the beginning of a new sentence. The error was called to our attention by a law clerk for a justice of the State of New York Supreme Court, the Appellate Division, Mr. Peter Brokowski by name, who had occasion to refer to the statute. This, of course, is in itself heartening as an example of observant and conscientious citizens participating in and having an effect on their government. We want the record to show how much we worked on this piece of legislation. I urge adoption of the bill.”