Political Quotes

“I thank the ranking member, once again. His work on this measure, as so many others, and the work of his staff has been essential to assuring a product that meets the needs of small business and also deals with legitimate concerns which were raised initially by the SBA and others, and we are grateful to him for that effort. I thank him for his strong leadership and the very compelling case he makes. Obviously, all the members of the Small Business Committee believe very strongly that small business needs some help, and we would love to have more people talking about the Y2K problem, but I should advise my colleagues, and those who are watching, that there is, as we speak, a hearing going on in the Y2K Committee where Senator Dodd and Senator Bennett are exploring some of the other issues. This is really 'Y2K Day' in the Senate because, as I stated in the opening, when we finish the vote on this measure--which I hope will be overwhelming in favor of it--there will be a confidential hearing regarding the Y2K issue in room S-407, and at 2:15 p.m., we will begin consideration of a resolution to fund this special committee dealing with the Y2K issues.”