Political Quotes

“I cannot remember when I heard so much misinformation in one small segment on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The things that Senator Nickles refers to are the things that took place with VISTA and ACTION prior to Sam Brown's being there. I chaired the subcommittee. We had 6 days of hearings, 34 hours of hearings, with people under oath. I point out one thing that was mentioned here about lobbying. Was there lobbying under VISTA? They found five instances of lobbying of 4,300 grants, and VISTA itself stopped it. We brought in and put under oath every witness. We found one instance. We brought in all these people they wanted to bring in. We found one instance where some volunteers in Missouri had taken some senior citizens down to lobby in Jefferson City, MO. That was it; period. You would think that they were massively involved in lobbying as you listen to this. Sam Brown did a solid job at ACTION. That was the outcome. Clearly, we are making a mountain out of a mole hill here. We ought to approve Sam Brown for the rank of Ambassador.”