Political Quotes

“I concur completely with what my colleague from Massachusetts has to say. Under the amendment by the Senator from Kansas, this would be a 3-year authorization. And it really, you know, takes a little while to get a program up and going. Secretary Riley and Secretary Reich are eager on this, so I think this one is going to move fairly quickly. If this were a cutting back from 8 years to 6 years, something like that, I think that could be considered. And I have spoken to my colleague from Massachusetts about that. But a 3-year authorization, I do not think is realistic. I would be happy to join the Senator from Kansas at any point she wants to hold a hearing to see how the thing is going. Let us review it. It does not need just to be the Appropriations Committee that takes a look at this. But I think we have to have more than a 3-year authorization.”