Political Quotes

“For purpose of inquiry to the majority leader, Mr. Leader, as you know last week I expressed my great concern about having markups on very important bills in the committee and having amendments on the floor to legislation going at the same time and I felt that we were losing the benefit of the deliberative nature of the House of Representatives. I have conceded as I have indicated before that we will probably suffer that as long as we are under the constraints to accomplish something for public relations over 100 days as opposed to substantive legislative purposes. Knowing that to be the case, however, the rumors circulating in the House, it is the intention of the majority to interfere with what I call communications of representatives with their district, in that you intend to hold the House in session on Saturdays during the month of March. Is that correct?”