Political Quotes

“I have enjoyed a long friendship with him, have the utmost respect for him, and I associate myself with the remarks he made. I believe his remarks were fair and accurate. Not to parrot the Fox News network, but also fair and accurate. He has, I think, correctly pointed out, colleagues on my side of the aisle, some are supportive of this legislation. Others have concerns about the legislation. And it is for that reason that we have asked for time on the floor just to express some of those concerns. At the same time, as the gentleman from Hawaii has said, we have some Members that strongly support this legislation. He mentioned the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Renzi), also the gentleman, Don Young, from Alaska, is a strong supporter of this legislation. And a number of my colleagues also voted for the legislation. Others of my colleagues are concerned about some of the statements made in the Rice v. Cayetano case, that some of these benefits, and there are some 160 benefits that go to Native Hawaiians. And some of these benefits actually date back to statehood and, I think, the founding of the State of Hawaii.”