Political Quotes

“the rule fails to allow significant amendments. Why the majority party finds it necessary to strangle debate when we have the time to debate the issues honestly and openly, is a question the American people deserve to have answered. I am particularly disappointed that the Rules Committee rejected my amendment to H.R. 811, which like the independent counsel legislation, was intended to further confidence in Government--this time, as it concerns the operations of the White House. The amendment sought to establish an independent inspector general and a chief financial officer within the Executive Office of the President. An internal watchdog, and annual, audited financial statements, would have gone a long ways toward ensuring public confidence in the operations of the White House. Known independently as the Executive Office Accountability Act, this measure has been cosponsored by every Member of the Republican leadership and 15 members of the Government Operations Committee. We could all cite examples of past White House mismanagement and malfeasance in both Republican and Democratic administrations: the misuse of travel resources; the travel office debacle; skirting of procurement laws to buy millions of dollars worth of unnecessary equipment; and retroactive personnel and pay actions. Episodes such as these only fuel the pessimism and mistrust Americans feel toward their Government.”