Political Quotes

“I thank the ranking member of this committee. Many of us could spend a lot of time on educating the public on just what is occurring. We cherish this little book that has lasted in this Nation for some--more than centuries that we can count. As this document was written, the question was going to ask--or was asked whether it could last. And today, we cite the United States as the longest democracy holding on to a Constitution that provides us with the opportunity to even be here. But it is important to note that in order to amend the Constitution, the Founding Fathers were so serious about how important an action this would be that they indicated that there should be two-thirds votes from both the House and the Senate and three-quarters of our States. The people of the United States must likewise answer the call. Frankly, let me make a pronouncement. The American people will not answer this foolish call. They will recognize that whether it's supercommittees or Tea Parties and others that want to detract away from the reasonable approach to budgeting, which is revenue enhancement and serious reform, they know that the way they do their budget is thoughtfulness and not rushing to judgement. A headline on the markup of our bill in committee, though I know this is not, said: Sheila Jackson Lee Can't Slow Down Republican Balanced Budget Amendment Freight Train. That train keeps coming, and in the midst of it, there are bloody bodies left along the wayside.…”