Political Quotes

“in all honesty, I have very carefully read this, and I read it again: A gift includes a charitable contribution made on the basis of a designation, recommendation, or other specification made to a lobbyist. Now, my friend from Michigan says it is OK to make a designation, recommendation or specification as long as it is a general recommendation, specification, et cetera, and not specific to a lobbyist. There are no such words in this amendment, Mr. President, no such words, and there is no difference between a general and a specific. I mean, could David Pryor on behalf of the David Pryor Golf Tournament sign a general letter and say, ``I hope all my friends come to this,'' and then have some of those 1,700 volunteers send those out to lobbyists and say, well, this is going to lobbyists and nonlobbyists alike? You know, the general rain falls on the just and unjust alike. It is not here, Mr. President. It is not here. And I believe it is going to prohibit any activity to raise money where you recommend or designate to a lobbyist. If they are included among the group that is being solicited, you are violating the ethics code.”