Political Quotes

“in the history of this Chamber there have undoubtedly been some unbelievably hypocritical statements made from this well, but I do not think there are any more hypocritical statements ever made than those coming to the microphone professing to care about children, while supporting a bill that makes the mean- spirited, targeted cuts at programs essential for kids that this budget, this appropriations bill represents. Take for example the Healthy Start Program a program geared at reducing infant mortality. This country of ours ranks 20th in the world for infant mortality, and in different places in the country, places like the Native American reservations in North Dakota, we even rank behind the countries of Bulgaria, Cuba, and Jamaica, for God's sake, with infant mortality. Mr. Chairman, we have reduced infant mortality with Healthy Start by programs that have allowed little fellows like E.J. Chantell, to survive when he otherwise would not have made it. He came into this world with water on his brain and serious stomach disorders, but with Healthy Start, and his fighting spirit, E.J. is alive. He is going to make it. In fact we have taken 4 percent off of our infant mortality rates in the reservations in just 4 years. Why in the world would someone come to a mike professing to care about kids, while arguing for a program that cuts Healthy Start by 50 percent? Tomorrow's E.J.…”