Political Quotes

“I will only take a few minutes and then yield the bulk of the time to Mr. Clyburn. I rise about a particular situation that has happened to me and, I am sure, has happened to other Members that you might not be aware of. Other Members can sign you on to a piece of legislation without your consent, and that happened to me just this week. Representative Diane Black signed me on to H.R. 217, which is a particularly strong anti-choice bill and a bill that I would never support. Now, it was an honest mistake. My name is Adam Smith. Regrettably, there is an Adrian Smith, who serves--well, not ``regrettably.'' Adrian is a very nice man, but he is someone who has a name very close to mine, ``Adrian Smith.'' She thought it was Adrian Smith she was signing on to the bill. She signed me on to the bill instead, and that creates two problems and two things that I would urge this body to change. First of all, nobody should be able to sign you on to a bill without your signature. Now, I know we do that, and that speeds up the process, but it creates a situation where anyone can put you on any bill. In this case, I was put on a bill that is polar opposite to my personal beliefs and my 18-year record in Congress. The second thing that is really problematic about this is you would assume--well, okay--there is a simple fix: just take it off.…”