Political Quotes

“I am deeply opposed to the enormous funding cut this bill contains for the Legal Services Corporation, and I rise in strong support of this amendment to restore funding to Legal Services. In 1989, the late Senator Ed Muskie chaired the Maine Commission on Legal Needs. In his preface to the Commission's report Senator Muskie wrote, ``Assurances of equal justice, appear to the poor, to be meant for others. Their experience in the pursuit of justice has been frustration, loss of dignity, and all too often denial. Understandably, their faith in our legal system has been shaken. The problem carries implications for all in our society. It concerns the most basic principles of our social and legal order.'' This effort to eviscerate the Legal Services Corporation takes us a giant leap backward in our efforts to make ``equal justice under the law'' a reality for all Americans. Federal funds are needed to ensure that at least a minimum level of legal assistance is available to every American, regardless of their income.”