Political Quotes

“At what point will the United States House of Representatives stand up and say we aren't going to take it from the executive branch anymore? I say to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, this is not about Democrats versus Republicans; this is about Congress versus the executive branch. If the executive branch had a problem with the subpoena, they should not have filed a motion to quash. They should have taken it to the third branch of government and made sure that the subpoena was proper. They didn't do that. They decided to be executive across the board to dictate to this House, elected by the people, what the terms were going to be. I won't stand for it anymore. It is time we used our inherent contempt and hold the Attorney General in contempt of Congress. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”