Political Quotes

“Yes, we believe in this body that women with their children or fathers with their children should be there and there is some evidence that that is important, but if they are poor enough, then they lose that right to do it all the time, and 8 hours a month in principle may not be that much, but if one does not have child care available to them, 8 hours a month could be a problem, particularly if they have to schedule the 8 hours. There may be some unscheduled problems with the children, and I have to say imposing this restriction on every housing authority, whether they want to do it or not, on everyone in the country, yes, it does to us mean that our colleagues are singling out the poorest of the poor for a harsh treatment. And I will concede one thing to the gentleman from Iowa. He says this is philosophically in tune with the people. I recognize, given the distorted view of things it comes across, it will be popular, but it is mean, it is not right, and I would hope we would at least make this exemption.”