Political Quotes

“My quarrel is what I consider to be the irresponsible action of the D.C. City Council with the so-called tax cut they have enacted. The sense of the Senate, which I make a part of this appropriations bill, says the D.C. City Council has a chance to prove their theory; they have a chance to prove the $59 million in tax cuts is more important than $59 million spent on police protection; $59 million, a part of which could be spent on the schools; $59 million, a part of which could be spent to try to help these poor babies who are dying because of low birthweight and other problems. You have your chance. That is what home rule is all about. The sense of the Senate says it is a sense of the Senate that in considering the District of Columbia's fiscal year 2001 budget, the Senate will take into consideration progress or lack of progress in addressing the following issues: crime, including the homicide rate; implementation of community policing; the number of police officers on local beats; and the closing down of open-air drug markets.”