Political Quotes

“I love this House of Representatives. I love what it stands for. And when there is a shadow cast upon the Speaker of the House of Representatives, there is a shadow cast upon this institution, there is a shadow cast upon the democracy that this institution represents. As a reporter, I will tell you that many times I have seen myself in a position where I have been threatened by someone who was in authority, who did not want me to bring forward a certain news story, bring forth certain facts. But never in my life did I imagine it would be when I would leave the job of being a reporter and come to be an elected official on the floor, that my colleagues would say let us stifle the debate. Let us not talk about it. Let us not remove the shadow that hangs over the head of the Speaker and this House and this Nation by allowing sunlight to shine upon it. Let us stifle the people. It was when the Democrats were running the House that then Congressman Gingrich was allowed to say I think it is vital that we establish as a Congress our commitment to publish the report to release those documents so that the country can judge. Today the country cannot judge, Mr. Speaker.”