Political Quotes

“I do not support this bill, and will indeed oppose it with great conviction. All the same, the President is entitled to the courtesy of having his bills introduced, printed, and referred to the appropriate committee. This particular bill will be referred to the Finance Committee, of which I am the ranking Democratic member. Hence this simple duty falls to me. I have a further purpose in introducing this bill. As Senators know, it is the fixed practice of the Office of Management and Budget to require a report from the appropriate Department or Departments on the impact an administration measure would have on the area of concern. Such a report is required of legislation passed by Congress and presented to the President for approval. Last October 24, 1995, at the first--and only--meeting of the House-Senate conference on H.R. 4, the House-passed Personal Responsibility Act and the Senate-passed Work Opportunity Act, I stated that ``when fully implemented the time limits in the House bill would cut off benefits for 4,800,000 children.''”