Political Quotes

“Thank you very much, Mr. President. Mr. President, I rise in support of Senator Moseley-Braun, Senator Simon, and yourself, Mr. President, in putting forward H.R. 1933. Mr. President, let me speak first as a Californian in support of this legislation. I believe that if you ask people in California what two major issues they care most about, one would be the economy and the second would be reducing violence in our society. There is no Federal effort to my knowledge that speaks more eloquently to the problem of violence in our society than does the King Holiday Commission. Not to extend its life at a time when the real need to reduce violence in America is on everyone's mind would be incomprehensible to me. Mr. President, it is appropriate that you are in the chair during this debate. You were widely quoted last January in a Washington Post editorial entitled 'The King Holiday, 10 Years Later,' which spoke highly of what you and Senator Moseley-Braun are trying to accomplish here. You suggested, simply and eloquently, that Dr. King's birthday be observed in the future as a 'day on,' not merely a day off. Nothing could be more fitting.”