Political Quotes

“an extraordinary thing happened today in the forum in the sense of the effort to try to bring the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act before this body as Senate bill 942. The fact is that here we are 6 o'clock, Thursday, and the information of the Senator from Alaska is that the Democratic minority has refused to allow this vital piece of legislation to come before this body for a vote. The realization, as evidenced by my good friend, Senator Bumpers from Arkansas, is that, if it came up, it would pass 100 to nothing. We are talking about trying to assist the small business community relative to employment, encourage those that are willing to take a risk in the highest area of fallout of any activity, and that is the small business community. We are talking about trying to get some regulatory reform that will assist them. This has been a top priority of this Congress. It has been a top priority of the Senate. We cannot even get it up for a vote.”