Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume just to say to the gentleman from Georgia that it is entirely reasonable that regulations proposed to protect the people, as he notes, should be known by the people before they are put into effect because they may decide it is not the way they want to be protected. All this legislation does is make sure that they have adequate notice of proposed regulations that could have an impact on their jobs, on their family, on their health, and on their safety. Government bureaucrats don't always get it right. We have learned that the hard way. I think it is very important that this amendment be defeated and that the underlying notice requirement in the bill that will benefit the general public be preserved. I oppose the amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.”