Political Quotes

“I respect the chairman and I know that he has, as the gentleman from New York said, has his own commitment. I consider this an emergency and would only make the point that whether or not a point of order could be waived, in light of the fact that cases that are now in litigation would be in essence left without representation either for the client or for the case. I consider it a legal emergency, an emergency dealing with justice questions, and I would ask that the point of order be waived. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair is prepared to rule. The gentleman from Virginia makes a point of order that the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee violates section 3(j)(3) of House Resolution 5. Section 3(j)(3) establishes a point of order against an amendment proposing a net increase in budget authority in the pending bill. The Chair has been persuasively guided by an estimate from the chair of the Committee on the Budget that the amendment proposes a net increase in budget authority in the bill. Therefore, the point of order is sustained. The amendment is not in order. Amendment No. 110 Offered by Mr. Duncan of South Carolina”