Political Quotes

Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith), the Republican leader of the Budget Committee and a member of the Ways and Means Committee.

Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Smith), the Republican leader of the Trade Subcommittee.

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 220, nays 213, not…

Actually, never make that offer to a sitting Member of Congress. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This has been awfully good work on behalf of the bipartisan Members of Congress on an issue they believe in. But…