Political Quotes

“I ask the Senator one more question. Does the Senator see a pattern, as I see a pattern, that during the past 18 months the majority, every time we are on the verge of passing something meaningful, that a poison pill is thrown into the mix? We passed Kennedy-Kassebaum 100 to 0, and suddenly we have MSA's. A balanced budget, we agree on all the terms. The President agrees to the year 2002, to use Congressional Budget Office figures. Welfare reform passed here, I do not know, almost 100 to 0, big numbers, 80, a vast, vast majority passing it, and suddenly we have block granting of Medicaid and cutting off handicapped children. The minimum wage, which 90 percent of the American public wants. We have the small business exemption. Is it just me or does the Senator see a pattern here that we are not being able to pass meaningful legislation in this body because of these poison pills?”