Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the Norton amendment. This amendment would simply allow the District to decide whether to use its own locally raised revenues to pay for Medicaid abortions-- while still retaining the ban on the use of Federal funds for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. The amendment would properly restore the right of the District of Columbia to decide how its own revenues should be used, as is the case for the States. The concept of home rule is meaningless if Congress can dictate the allocation of local revenues. To restrict the use of local District revenues for abortions violates the right of the District Government to make its own public health policy. In doing so, Congress is denying District residents the right of self-determination, a right belonging to every other resident of this country. I urge my colleagues to support the Dixon amendment.”