Political Quotes

“Yes, I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland will be seated. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the words. The Clerk read as follows: So I am not surprised that the gentleman from Indiana does not want to see this subpoena honored. Because, Madam Speaker, I believe that he fears the information that would be brought forward. Fearing the truth is not an excuse for not honoring a subpoena of this Congress. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is prepared to rule. The words of the gentleman from Maryland contain an allegation that the gentleman from Indiana fears the truth. Comparing the remarks to the precedents memorialized in Deschler-Brown Precedents, chapter 29, section 63, as well as section 370 of the House Rules and Manual, the Chair finds that the words are not accompanied by an allegation of personal mendacity and, therefore, are not unparliamentary. Parliamentary Inquiry”