Political Quotes

“I did not state it was inappropriate to debate this on the House floor, and I am only speaking about the indecency and the raising of fines in terms of a standard that is set by our Federal courts. So I take exception with that. I also take exception with his ownership of democracy. This is what democracy is. We are debating democracy, we are debating issues on the House floor, which we do every single day, and I am proud to be a part of that. The other thing I would say in terms of the bill we are discussing, I think it is important to remember that over 2 years ago, I believe, we passed this bill in enormous bipartisan fashion. It was brought to the committee by both the chairman and the minority Chair of that committee in unison in terms of the manager's amendment and the intent of the bill. So I believe that Members will know this is a bill we have worked on before. Personally, I was raised in the 1950s and 1960s, when I used to sit down and watch 'Bonanza' and the 'Wide World of Disney.' My mother did not have to have the remote control in her hand, which they did not have at the time anyway, to make sure I did not see anything inappropriate. All we are trying to do here is to raise the level of fines for those who willfully and intentionally have indecent and inappropriate action on television.”