But at least we would have had a bill. "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." It's your job to bring in the bill. We can either take it or leave it as a committee. Maybe we would have added that back in, but at least we'd be working on something material, not studying how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. I'm sick of this academic exercise because it's dominated my life for about two and a half years now.
On June 19th, 2006. See this statement in context.