Political Quotes

“Money is denigrated whenever poor people are the recipients. The gentleman from New York just correctly said that it would be very unfortunate for the veterans if they lost money. I agree. One reason I am skeptical about this budget deal is that among the items that will be capped in the budget deal will be the discretionary money for veterans' health, and I am unhappy with that, and I have been in a few veterans' hospitals lately. When we talk about the military, the gentleman says we need more money. By the way, the gentleman from Massachusetts talked about cutting the B-2 bomber. I do not think that is a big recruiting item. We are told that we need more money for the Veterans Administration if we want to do better for veterans' health, and I agree. We are told we need more money for the military, if we think they are underfunded. I do not. How come it is only when we talk about benefiting the poor that money somehow becomes irrelevant? Money is not some objectified thing in itself. It is a claim on resources. What we are saying is a substantial part of the problem with public housing has been a lack of resources.”