Political Quotes

“I do want to speak in relation to this issue though because I think it is a fairly significant one. The sense-of-the-Senate amendment that has been offered talks in terms of full funding of the violent crime reduction trust fund. I think, Mr. President, we should go further than just put this in the context of a sense of the Senate. Indeed, my intention is to offer a second-degree amendment which would accomplish the goal of fully funding the violent crime trust fund by moving moneys for the years 2001 and 2002 from function 600. It is my view that we should also stop, the administration should be much more up front and much more consistent with regard to the facts concerning the COPS Program, and I think in addition that we should take action to minimize the administrative overhead in relation to the COPS Program. The second-degree amendment which I will offer tomorrow along with Senator Coverdell would try to accomplish both of these objectives.”