Political Quotes

“Well, at least we have worked it out of my friend the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski) why this city will not get a certificate of approval from the State. He said because the governor only has a year left, and they just do not know what another governor might want to do. They want to deprive the succeeding Governor of having any say on this massive expansion. Well, I would like to know who is going to pay for this. We still did not get an answer on that. If United and American are going to buy these bonds that will be issued, why would they not demand their present monopoly, or duopoly? These are questions we do not have any answers to. The Illinois Municipal Code is what empowers the city. They have no more nor any less rights to do anything unless conveyed upon them through the legislature. This bill seeks to sidestep the legislature and have Washington decide a local issue. Every Republican I have ever known campaigns on the theory that we are going to cut the Federal Government down to size. Well, I would say to Members, do not ever say that, if you vote for this bill. This is a massive transfer of power to Congress and debilitates, weakens, ignores local government.”