Political Quotes

“I am joined here tonight by three distinguished colleagues. The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was a member of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the 101st, 103rd, and 104th Congresses. The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) cochaired with Congressman Bob Livingston at the time the 1997 ethics bipartisan task force created to review and propose changes to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct rules and procedures and was the ranking minority member of the subcommittee that investigated the complaint against then-Speaker Newt Gingrich. Second, I am joined by the gentleman from California (Mr. Berman), who was ranking minority member on the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the 105th, the 106th, and the 107th Congresses and for the first 2 months of the 108th Congress until my appointment as ranking member. Additionally, the gentleman from California (Mr. Berman) was the ex officio member of the 1997 bipartisan task force created to review and propose changes to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct's rules and procedures. Finally, Mr. Speaker, I am joined by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Delahunt), who prior to coming to Congress served as the Norfolk County District Attorney for a considerable period of time, from 1975 to 1996.…”