Political Quotes

“We could go through any number of items, just as we have come up with the decision some time ago to have a checkoff for Presidential election campaigns, which was a decision made by a legislative body, put on, and the taxpayer is faced with the reality of saying yes or no. That was a decision that was made, and clearly the American public has found that they are not supporting that in numbers, as indicated by the fact that 26 percent of the public in 1976 checked off the contribution for Presidential campaigns, and now that figure is down to 17 percent. So, clearly, it is not an issue that is rising in favor. Maybe it ought to be looked at. The Senator from Alaska proposes this by the sense-of-the-Senate amendment. It would be the sense of the Senate to basically substitute this. I think it is meritorious based on the lack of public support for Presidential election campaigns, as evidenced by the fact that the percentages have dropped dramatically from 26 to 17 percent.”