Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, the question this morning is, what is the hurry? After 61 years, we spent time in committee and in subcommittee and we developed H.R. 1555. I did not support the bill but at least I was part of the process. Now it is whether you believe the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal who say that people like Rupert Murdoch and Ameritech and others have gotten special favors from this manager's mark. In other words, after the committee had worked its will, large corporations continued to lobby the Republican leadership to change the bill and they agreed to do it. Mr. Chairman, this amendment is a top down, your vote does not count. The only important input is from the Speaker of the House amendment. This is not the kind of representative government that our constituents deserve. Nearly every provision that is in this manager's mark should be voted on separately. It is not going to happen. We will not have that opportunity. This is a bad process. It is bad governance, and I urge my colleagues to oppose the manager's amendment.”