Flashback Quote of the Day
I dont think we should pass bills that we havent read that we dont know what they cost.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), interviewed on MSNBC in 2009.
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https://politicalwire.com/2017/05/04/flashback-quote-day-9/
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GOP Rep.: I Dont Think Any Individual Has Read The Whole Bill
By MATT SHUHAM Published MAY 4, 2017 11:29 AM
A Republican congressman admitted Thursday that he hadnt read Republicans bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, despite
announcing his intent to vote for it Wednesday.
Oh, gosh, lets put it this way, people in my office have read all the parts of the bill, Rep. Tom Garrett (R-VA) told MSNBCs Stephanie Ruhle. I dont think any individual has read the whole bill, but thats why we have staff.
Garrett earlier told Ruhle, referencing the passage of Obamacare, that I have said all along that it was sort of hypocrisy for us to lament passing a bill to find out whats in it and do the same thing.
But he insisted members of Congress had several months to sort of wrap our brains around this.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/tom-garrett-i-dont-think-any-individual-has-read-this-whole-bill