Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, only in Washington, D.C., and, unfortunately--I respect my Democrat colleague and many of my Democrat colleagues--only from the Democrat side of the aisle could I hear that paying above and beyond what we defined as an earned benefit and has now become a windfall for 2 million people at the expense of 60 million people who don't receive the same benefit so that we can give people equal treatment and not accelerate the insolvency, only in this town could I hear that as a solution. That is not a solution. It is a bad plan. Let's have the broader debate about Social Security, which is what the gentleman is suggesting, but let's fix this. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1645 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Arrington) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5342. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.”