Political Quotes

“Congressman Doc Hastings is one of the most respected Members of the House of Representatives. And Ray LaHood doesn't have to say that. I am saying it. But the people of his district have said it on seven different occasions. It is called an election. An election is a referendum on one's service. And no one has served for the last 14 years in his district better than he has. And the people have said that. When a letter like this from the chairman of the Ethics Committee is disclosed publicly, it gets on the front page of Doc Hastings' hometown newspaper. And it plants a seed in the minds of the people who have sent him here on seven different occasions that he may have done something wrong, that he may have violated the rules. And the truth is Doc Hastings has violated no rules. He has done nothing wrong. He hasn't violated any rules of the House. He has been on the Ethics Committee, when I asked him how long he has been on, he said too long, but I believe he has been on 6 years. It's the hardest committee to serve on. It's the hardest committee to find Members to serve on, because of decisions you have to make against your colleagues. And for one member, particularly the Chair of the committee, to try and impugn his motives or to suggest that he violated the rules is simply wrong.”