Political Quotes

“Second, Madam President, the Senator from Oklahoma and I had an exchange on the Senate floor because after I heard him quote from my 1994 floor statement, I believe he was quoting my statement in an inaccurate and distorting manner. The Senator from Oklahoma was quoting my statement in support of the Reid-Ford-Feinstein amendment which protected the Social Security trust funds, and making it sound like I was speaking in support of the underlying Simon-Hatch version of the legislation, which does not protect Social Security. Madam President, after reading Friday's Record, I found that the Senator from Oklahoma's quoting of my 1994 statement was even more selective and misleading than I had first realized. I ask unanimous consent that my actual full statement, as reproduced in the Congressional Record on March 1, 1994, and the version quoted by the Senator from Oklahoma be printed in the Record. Those who wish to read these can draw their own conclusions about whether I was quoted accurately.”