Political Quotes

“I rise briefly to welcome and congratulate my colleague, Senator Carnahan, the newly elected Senator from Missouri, on her first remarks on the floor. I apologize for not being able to be here when she made the comments. I was in a Health Committee meeting asking questions about Missouri education programs of the Secretary of Education. I understand Senator Carnahan was talking about education on the floor, and I know education and children's issues are going to be areas where we will work together. Yesterday, Senator Carnahan joined as a cosponsor on a couple measures that are very important, ensuring 100-percent deductibility on health insurance for the self-employed, which is very important to farmers and small business people in my State, and also providing relief from the draconian cuts enforced by HCFA on home health care agencies, which cost us half the home health care agencies in Missouri. We have many areas in which we are looking forward to working together.”