Political Quotes

Income and wealth are not produced in Washington, they are only redistributed there.

There is no excuse, for example, for the Federal Government to have 15 different child nutrition programs spending over $3 billion per year and still have 700,000 children from families below the poverty line who receive no aid.

I recognize that modified or substantially different proposals may more effectively meet the criteria of fairness, effectiveness and efficiency.

It is a national paradox that at the same time public recognition and use of the humanities is increasing, the Nation's cultural institutions are finding it increasingly difficult to keep their doors open and their programs alive.