Political Quotes

“this legislation has nothing to do with scams. It has nothing to do with partisan politics. It has everything to do with saving $34 million of taxpayer money. As the Senator, for whom I have the greatest respect, and the 19 members of the Finance Committee say, this will provide a little review and guidance. Yes, it will, for $34 million. There are a lot of domestic programs in need of funding. Thirty-four million dollars would do so much for education. We could do something that deals with dropouts. Three thousand children are dropping out of school every day. We could do something about the national treasure of Nevada and California called Lake Tahoe. It is deteriorating every day because of pollution. We could stop it if we had the money. It is a program that we need to help. There are water systems all over America, in rural America, that need help. We could do part of that with this money. Our Nation is facing an energy shortage. The Energy and Water Subcommittee will fight for money to provide research and development for energy. Thirty-four million dollars would mean a lot to our subcommittee. We ought do so many things. Veterans: There has been a cutback in the veterans' budget this year by $30 million. We could take $343 million and provide help to the veterans. Grants are provided to the States for extended care facilities, specifically talking about veterans. On Medicare prescription drugs, we could do a little bit.…”