Political Quotes

“Madam President, I wish to join with the Senator from Georgia. There are issues we disagree on, but this is a subject we agree on--another one we agree on. I was privileged to be the Governor of Delaware for 8 years, and now I have served with the Senator from Georgia and other colleagues for the last 12 years. Delaware is one of those States that doesn't have a sales tax. I think most of these States that don't have a sales tax are not supportive of this bill. I am. Either I am out of step or maybe not. We have all these signs when people come into a State that say ``Welcome to,'' whether it is Georgia or Delaware or North Dakota. We had a sign that said, ``Welcome to Delaware, the Small Wonder, the First State'' and they all had the name of the Governor. When I became Governor, I said why don't we take down the name of the Governor and put something else up, and what we put up is ``Home of Tax-Free Shopping.'' That is what we put up: ``Home of Tax-Free Shopping.'' In our little State, we have borders with New Jersey to the east and Pennsylvania to the north and Maryland to the west. They have sales tax. A lot of people in those States come to Delaware to shop, to buy things, and help to fuel our economy, our retail economy, and to help fuel our tourism economy as well. When people say to me: As a former Governor and a Senator from a State that doesn't have a sales tax, why do you support this bill, one, I think it is an equity issue.…”