Political Quotes

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. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed…

We had a bill we took up the last vote of the day before we are out for October, and it was strange because this bill got rushed to the floor. I can't find anybody on our side of the aisle who had any idea this was coming until yesterday…

Madam Speaker, I am very grateful for the message from my friend from Arkansas, words of wisdom that are greatly appreciated. One of the things we took up this afternoon on a vote here--and if I recall correctly, there were two of us…

The bill did not allow, for example, Puerto Rico to remain a territory.