Political Quotes

“let me respond to a couple of points my friend and colleague from Georgia has raised. First of all, going back over the history of IDEA and where the support has been and not been over the years, I will ask unanimous consent that this chart, dating from 1980 through the year 2000--over 20 years--be made a part of the Record. It indicates the years and what the various Presidents have requested, what was actually appropriated-- the distinction between what Presidents offered and what Congress agreed to. From 1981 through 1992, without exception, the Presidential request was lower than what Congress actually appropriated. Then in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 Congress actually appropriated a little less than what the Clinton administration requested. In 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000--my colleague is correct--the last 4 years, is where you actually have the Congress doing better than the Presidential request. But over the 20 years, through the Reagan and Bush administrations, it was Congress that raised the amount. Most of those years in the Senate--not all, but certainly all those years in the House--the Congress was in the hands, if you will, of the Democrats.”