Political Quotes

“But I remember the verse in the Bible where they were asking Christ how you would know if you were really a good Christian, and he said, well, it is how you take care of the least of these, meaning the poor people and the sick and all of the rest. This bill is an absolute travesty. Nobody wants to talk about it. Now, let me tell my colleagues what Republicans say. Mark Schweiker, the former Republican Governor of Pennsylvania said, ``Meeting the work requirements in the House bill would require us to dismantle much of our time-tested and effective welfare program and replace it with costly programs with little utility. These changes, including significant new child care costs, would cost the taxpayers of Pennsylvania more than $300 million.'' That is a Republican Governor talking. Or we could take the Republican Senate chairman in Iowa. Her name is Mary Cramer. She said, ``We are concerned that the proposals such as the legislation passed by the House will restrict Iowa's successful efforts to provide training to welfare recipients and meet the needs of local businesses. We urge you not to take a step backwards and further restrict education and training options.''”