Political Quotes

“I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Chairman, since 1996, the disapproval process described by the gentlewoman from Texas has succeeded just one time. During that time, tens of thousands of regulations have been passed; and if people think that all but one of them were just fine, I would suggest it's just the opposite. It's the process right now--the inability of the Congress to rein in regulations that are out of control--which is lacking, and that's why we need the REINS Act, so that regulations that cost more than $100 million come back to the Congress for approval. It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Farenthold), a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee and the vice chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law.”