Political Quotes

“I appreciate the gentleman yielding. Madam Speaker, as the gentleman knows, we have had a dialogue back and forth about the need for amendment, the need for debate on the floor. And what I would ask the gentleman is, for example, if the gentleman would agree that in 2004 we had former President Jimmy Carter, Democrat, and James Baker, Republican--hardly ideologues from the standpoint of division that we see today--agree that there are issues of bail and balance. And what I would ask is: Why don't we have a debate here on the problems and concerns and potential fraud with mail-in ballots that is a nonpartisan concern? That is one example, and there are bunch. Why do we not have that debate robustly here on the floor for the American people to see, if we are talking about transparency? And I ask the question respectfully of the gentleman from Maryland. {time} 1000”