Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, it has been my experience in the 6 years that I have served in this House that there is not a Member of the House of Representatives who is more courteous, who is more respectful of his colleagues, who is more polite than the gentleman from Connecticut. He is a gentleman par excellence, and his motives in that regard should not be questioned. Mr. Chairman, it was clear that his concern simply was that in the format where we each seek 5 minutes and an infinite number of yields might prevent others from having an opportunity to speak. And it was only, I know, because of his courteous respect for his colleagues that he made that point and I think that should be clarified. On the merits of severability, the gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas), neither he nor the proponents of his amendment have yet made the case that the elements of the Shays-Meehan bill, in fact, hinge upon and were dependent upon one another. The fact of the matter is that they are not.”