Political Quotes

“I would like to respond directly to the minority leader because I wish to make clear that there are no extraneous provisions in this bill other than disaster relief for farmers. The last time I checked, they were small business owners, many of them. They are running a different kind of business. It is not a hardware store, it is not a restaurant--they go out and actually get their food out of the ground. The last time I checked or thought about it, they were small businesses. If the minority leader is suggesting there is not bipartisan support for agricultural disaster relief, I urge him, at his next available opportunity, to file an amendment to repeal it because I think his side would have strong objection to that. That was put in at the request of Senator Lincoln and Senator Chambliss from Georgia, and he very well knows that--through the Chair to the minority leader.”