David Pryor: “I first compliment the Senator from Michigan. I think this debate is a meaningful debate, a constructive debate. I do…”

“I first compliment the Senator from Michigan. I think this debate is a meaningful debate, a constructive debate. I do think that in the Senator's proposal, as adopted by the Governmental Affairs Committee and sent to the floor of the Senate, there are some areas that actually go too far. I want to talk about one of those areas for a few moments, and that is the area of charities. I want to tell you a little story, Mr. President and my colleagues. About 25 years ago, I became a freshman Member of the other body, the House of Representatives, and before long, after serving in that capacity for a few months, I began hearing from two wonderful individuals in Texarkana, AR. Texarkana is on the border of Texas and Arkansas. In fact, one side of the main street is in Arkansas, and the other side is in Texas. In fact, half of the post office is in Arkansas, half of the post office is in Texas. Texarkana, U.S.A., is a special place. I started hearing from two special people about a project that they were beginning at that time to deal with developmentally disabled children and adults. They created something known as Opportunities, Inc.…”