Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, Yogi Berra once said, ``It is deja vu all over again.'' And that is where I feel like we are today. We have been down this road. Under the leadership of a former Member, Ms. Smith of Washington, this legislation pending before the floor is very clear in exempting voter guides from any of these provisions. But the big concern here is about these political ads in the last 60 days of the campaign. The warning that I would raise is candidates are losing and will lose control of the messages in their own campaigns if the outside groups that run these ads in the final 60 days do not declare who they are and if they do not come under the same rules as candidates. Candidates, all of their money, income and expenses, are regulated. These groups should be regulated in the exact same way, no restriction on speech any different than a candidate. I would be the last one to support any restrictions in the ability to speak in the final 60 days of the campaign, but the candidates must prevail.”