Political Quotes

“this bill is loaded with legislative riders that have no place in an appropriations bill, and I hope further changes will be made today. But first, I want to acknowledge Chairman Porter for his efforts. He was given an allocation that was significantly lower than the fiscal year 1995 allocation, and he did his best to craft an acceptable bill. He also opposed the many riders attached in the full committee. I am strongly supportive of the 6-percent increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health, the increased funding for breast cancer research, and breast and cervical cancer screening, increased funding for the Ryan White CARE Act, the funding for the Violence Against Women Act programs in the bill, and the preservation of the DOD AIDS research program. Unfortunately, the full committee attached a number of legislative riders in the full committee. I will be offering an amendment later today with Congresswoman Lowey and Congressman Kolbe to strike the Istook language in the bill allowing States to decide whether to fund Medicaid abortions in the cases of rape and incest.”