Jim Bunning Congress Quotations

If they would take seriously the bills before the Congress and negotiate some kind of settlement that is close to the bills in the House and in the Senate, then I think major league sports and their unions could get away without having legislation passed by the Congress, ... I don't see that happening.

I and millions of fans think that's pathetic, ... It's obvious to everyone in this room that baseball and the players only act when Congress threatens you.

But what matters now is whether the agreement is followed as it has been outlined to me, other members of Congress and the public,

Basically, he says, 'In your face. Twenty games, take it or leave it.' That's completely unacceptable to the Congress,

Baseball and the players only act when Congress threatens you, so why should we believe you are serious now?

We plan to find out if these major league sports are going to do anything. If they give us the excuse that they're tied in to collective bargaining agreements and they can't do anything, ... then it's up to Congress to change it and make it the law of the land.

This is what I had hoped for all along, for the two private parties to come to an agreement on their own without Congress having to do it for them, ... not as tough as I would like.

It's unfortunate we've come to the point where Congress has to take action but the leagues and the players have left us no other choice,