Political Quotes

“Congressman Boyd, thank you for yielding. I deeply appreciate your efforts and the gentlewoman from California and my good friend from Nashville, Tennessee, for the comments that you have been making and trying to make this Congress, this House, and those who may be observing us, aware of the situation that we are in. In the mid-1990s, I was amazed and somewhat taken aback and, quite frankly, somewhat was in agreement with the contract that was proposed by a group of individuals on September 27, 1994. And I looked at most of those and I thought that sounds just like a Southern Democrat in what they would propose. I am going to read some of those to you. I am a general contractor, and I do not do much work anymore. Our job sure does not allow us to do that; so, therefore, I am not out building as I was through the 1990s and the 1980s and the early part of the 21st century. But when I signed a contract with someone, there were certain ordinances in that that said you have to abide by these or else if you do not, we will take over that contract and we will hire somebody else or put someone else in your place that will fulfill those commitments that you have made. And I would sign a payment of performance bond that would do exactly that. So I felt that any contract that you made with this country, it was a contract that was binding. So I want to read some parts of the contract. Item No.…”