Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, the Thune amendment is an attempt to provide maximum flexibility to the people who have suffered such devastation in the Dakotas and in Minnesota as a result of the flood. There was some concern that because the flooding was so extensive and had been on the ground for such a long period of time, that certain businesses and certain people who live in houses in that flood zone either would not come back or should not come back, and it has been hard to get a handle on exactly what should be done and whether or not the Federal Government, within the confines and restrictions of current law affecting FEMA, has the flexibility to deal with those questions. To his credit, the gentleman from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] is attempting I think to answer some of those questions. Others in this Chamber, both on the Republican and the Democrat side, both the majority and minority side, have had different ideas on how to provide that flexibility, and I think this is an ongoing process.”