Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I reserve the right to object because just to sit here and listen, after having spent the last 4 years dealing with the most closed Congress--the last Congress, in fact, had more closed rules than any Congress in American history--and then to be lectured about what is a travesty is itself a travesty. That's the real travesty. That many closed rules, and you come down here and want to tell us what is awful? Try standing here for the last 4 years and dealing with closed rule, closed rule, closed rule, no amendments. We're not going to let you represent your people because we're going to cram everything down. That's a travesty. Let's get on with the democratic process because that's what it is when you get to hear from both sides. We heard from one side. We heard ``travesty'' several times, and now we'll get back to the democratic process. And with that, I withdraw my reservation of objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Kentucky? There was no objection. ____________________”