Political Quotes

“I am proud to support the expansion of the quarter program to the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories. I think this bill can best be understood in the context of the legislative history of the original 50 State quarter program. When I first proposed the 50 State quarter legislation, I was met with a lot of resistance from the administration, which had serious misgivings about how the program would be received by the public. Fortunately, it has been a huge success. All one has to do is turn on the television to see dozens of ads selling State quarters and fancy maps to display them. In fact, our biggest problem with the program is that people cannot get their hands on the quarters fast enough. Because there had been so much concern in the Administration about whether or not the quarter program would be well received, Congress limited it to the 50 States. Now, I think even the most skeptical observers would agree that the program should be extended to the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories without hesitation or delay.”