Joe Cunningham: “one of the most damning things about this body is the partisan deceit that takes place, partisan deceit for political…”

“one of the most damning things about this body is the partisan deceit that takes place, partisan deceit for political gain. This bill allows a 35 percent error rate within a district. Yeah, can you make it up nationally. But look in the past in the gerrymandering and reapportionment. Do you have any doubt where that 35 percent is going to take place? In individual Republican districts. No, I do not trust. Why? If this body had operated in a bipartisan way, look at the White House union issue with the White House directing money. Look at the FBI files. Look at the INS keeping registration. And in San Diego, they kept Republicans from registering new Members of this body, of this country. Look at China and the Trie and the Huang and the Riady. Look across-the-board at the political manipulation. My mom told me, ``If you tell enough lies, you are going to go to hell.'' Well, I want to tell my colleagues something: On Medicare, Medicaid, education and the environment, the Democrat leadership is going to need a big fan when they die. Do we trust the President? Absolutely not. Vote no on this amendment.”