Political Quotes

“You know, most of my life I have heard of red herrings. Today, I got to hear about a red tuna. It is amazing to me to think that the opponents of this bill could categorize it as sending money overseas. The fact of the matter is what we are doing is we are going to be developing an energy efficiency, an alternative energy, renewable energy in this country so we don't have to send money overseas. It is just the reverse. And not only are we doing that, we are doing it in an economically responsible way in that we are paying as we go. And that is the reason that we are taking these unneeded tax breaks and using them to help us to develop a new type of energy for this country, new jobs for my children, for your children, and for our Nation. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I encourage Democrats and Republicans alike to support this good bill.”