Political Quotes

“that was a very interesting dissertation as part of this debate by the distinguished majority whip. I would like to also note that the former chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee, the senior Senator from Alaska, participated throughout the debate in the Rules Committee on this issue. He, as well as anyone, understands that committee, the scope of its jurisdiction, the wisdom of preserving the jurisdiction, and he voted solidly with us on this matter. So we have three members, the distinguished Senator from Oklahoma, the distinguished Senator from Alaska, and the distinguished Senator from Mississippi, who spoke today in strong support of this resolution. So we are particularly fortunate that we have three members of the other committee that served on the Rules Committee and who gave their unqualified support for this resolution.”