by jpitney | Jul 1, 2022 | Congress, Constitution, Dreier
Supporting NAFTA in 1993, Rep. David Dreier cited Burke’s speech to the electors of Bristol: Last night, Liz Cheney articulated the same idea: Here’s Liz Cheney’s closing statement in last night’s debate among the Republican candidates for representative from...
by jpitney | Jun 30, 2022 | Civility, Congress, Deliberation, Democracy, House of Representatives
From the text: One of my Democratic colleagues said to me recently that he looked forward to the day when he and I could disagree again. And believe me, I share that sentiment. Because when we can disagree again about substance and policy, that will mean that our...
by jpitney | Jun 10, 2022 | Congress, Public Service
Cheney Select Committee Opening Statement There is a reason why people serving in our Government take an oath to the Constitution. As our founding fathers recognized, democracy is fragile. People in positions of public trust are duty-bound to defend it – to step...
by jpitney | May 24, 2022 | Insurrection, Uncategorized
REP. LIZ CHENEY: “Thank you very much, Jack, and thank you to the Kennedy family. Thank you to the board of the Library. Thank you to the nominating committee and the award committee for this Profile In Courage. I just want say a moment first about Rusty Bowers and...
