Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, one of my concerns is in dealing with the coalitions that put this together, including State governments and local governments together, and this of course cuts right through that coalition and breaks it up. There is a huge problem with States mandating on localities, and a number of States in fact have moved to rectify this over the last years, the State of Florida being one, where by referendum the citizens there have stopped the unfunded mandate flow to local governments. The commission is going to be able to look at this under this legislation, come back and report to Congress, and at that point, I think we will have a basis on which to operate. I think although the purpose is good here, this is probably premature at this point, and for that reason I think it should be defeated.”