Political Quotes

“I would like to say to the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania that I, too, join him in congratulating the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Fields] for he and his wife having a son, but I would urge the gentleman from Pennsylvania to recognize, as another gentleman from Pennsylvania said, that what we need for his son is safe schools, and that is what this measure is about. To ask for regulations and standards for our children is not asking much. Unfunded mandates? The Republicans say the American people want us to pass this bill. I say, Cheer, if you will. The American people, the American people, can't possibly want rat-infested schools, asbestos-laden schools, leaky roofs, broken windows, drug-ridden schools, broken toilets, water fountains that don't work and scared children and teachers. When we voted to exempt the older Americans from discrimination, it was because we were afraid of their votes, and here we have a situation where we are asking to exempt children, and, as my colleagues know, they do not vote, so they find themselves in the position of not wanting to support it.”