Political Quotes

Jon Fox: “That has been our problem up till now, but I think by having this special order that the gentleman from Georgia has…”

On the recordMay 9, 1996
That has been our problem up till now, but I think by having this special order that the gentleman from Georgia has reserved for tonight and by bringing together I think some of the sharpest minds we have in Congress like yourself and the gentlewoman from California we are able to hopefully get the message out that we are trying to take the extra time, the extra effort to explain what is happening and the fact that we need the American people's support to make sure this proposal is in fact passed.
Said by
Jon Fox
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of public support for a legislative proposal.

Share

More from Jon Fox

Oct 21, 1997

I think the gentleman hit some good points. The fact is that those two individuals, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey], and the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Tauzin] are leading the fight for a flat tax and the sales tax, respectively…

govinfo.gov
Oct 21, 1997

I want to conclude by saying I appreciate the leadership of the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Kingston], and the gentleman from Arizona [Mr. Hayworth] for helping us lead the charge here for doing the three-part goal; that is, first, tax…

govinfo.gov
Oct 1, 1998

The fact is that we would not be having this happy situation of a possible tax decrease if it were not for the fact that an historic balanced budget was adopted by the Republican-led Congress which has led to reduced costs for mortgage…

govinfo.gov
Oct 21, 1997

Another interesting story, if the gentleman will continue to yield, I had a CPA from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, call up the IRS helpful hotline, and he asked the question on behalf of his client. And they said, this is only for…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation