Political Quotes

“It is interesting that when you offer to the Republicans the opportunity to have a farm bill and debate the issues on the bill, they reject it. They want to debate a lot of other things. They want to bring up a lot of other issues. I recall the list of amendments, including one from the Senator from Alaska regarding the Exxon Valdez litigation. That is an important issue, but is it a farm bill issue? Would the Senator from Georgia argue with me that that has no place on the farm bill? Why would that be on the list? I am sure it is a valid idea. When it comes to AMT, 19 million Americans are going to get hit with this tax if we don't do something. The Senator from Kentucky says we should engage in a debate on the Senate floor on the flat tax. What? Yes, the flat tax. That is one of their amendments. They want to toss out the entire Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax. We have to argue that before we take up the AMT. That is what we are hearing from the Republicans. Does that sound like it is responsible, like it addresses the issues we were sent to deal with?”