Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman very much for being gracious with his time, but, no, I have no more speakers. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, do I have 2\1/2\ minutes remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I might consume. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up H.R. 7264, a continuing resolution to fund the remainder of the government and extend the National Flood Insurance Program, the Violence Against Women Act, and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act until September 30. I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the Record, along with extraneous material, immediately prior to the vote. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts? There was no objection. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I hope people will vote ``no'' on the previous question so we can debate this and vote on keeping our government open. But I would just close by again saying to my colleagues that this farm bill is not a great bill, but it is a good bill. It is the result of bipartisan negotiations at a conference committee that produced something that I think both Democrats and Republicans can come together and support. I am supporting this bill because it is good on the nutrition title.…”