Political Quotes

“I would like at this point to address the amendment offered by my friend from Washington, who is a solid substantial Member of this body. But once in a while he can go astray, just like once in a while Paul Simon can go astray, or even Senators from Vermont or Nevada or other places can go astray. First of all, I agree with the Senator from Washington that we have had too many programs. The 154 figure he used includes the guaranteed student loan programs and a lot of others that I do not think really fit into this measure. But I join Senator Kennedy. The two of us asked for a GAO report on this very question. We received a report the last day of January and we will hold hearings next month on this question. I might add that in the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, on which he and I serve, I introduced an amendment that permits, on Indian reservations, a consolidation of this program as of October 1. That is now the law. We will have at least the opportunity for some experimentation in consolidation of some of the programs. But there are serious flaws in this amendment. First of all, it undercuts the ability to have unsubsidized employment programs under this. It is very interesting, the chamber of commerce supports this bill right now as does the National Manufacturers Association. They are not asking for this subsidy. I do not think we ought to provide it.”