Political Quotes

“let me say to the gentleman, do not take it personally. He is a good fellow. He has done a decent job. But that is not enough. I think where we have poor children going without desperately needed services, our egos have to bend a little. As far as the administration is concerned, I am sure the administration may have somewhat different priorities. I don not accept them in this case. As far as NASA giving up $43 billion, do Members know what you have to have before you can give up $43 billion? A lot more than $43 billion. I wish the homeless could have given up $43 billion, but they never got that much to give up. The poor people never make budget sacrifices like that because their budget never gets so stratospheric. The fact is that we have a choice: Do we put human beings in space at the current schedule, as attractive as that is for the national psychology and the national morale, and as helpful as it will be for science, or do we put the first priority an alleviating the poverty here at home?”