Alan Simpson: “I thank the gentleman. Madam Speaker, I rise to enter into a colloquy with the gentleman from California (Mr. Nunes) and…”

We have two political parties in this country, the Stupid Party and the Evil Party. I belong to the Stupid Party.

Having been a former chairman of this committee, and either ranking member or chairman for the last 9 years, I guess, when I left, people asked me repeatedly, ``What kind of chairman will Mr. Fleischmann be of this committee?'' whether it…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment much like the one previous amendment with the arts. I appreciate the gentleman's attempts to reduce Federal spending. When he says that this is a small…

First, let me say that I am not totally opposed to what the gentleman is trying to do. I think these air tours are important, but I think it is wrong to say they can't place any limitations on them. The gentleman raises the point that they…