Political Quotes

“in the Washington Times there is a report today that says: A senior Republican leadership aide said there are 40 to 50 Republican ideas under consideration as possible amendments---- To this legislation---- ranging from an alternative hate-crimes bill to tax policy, national security and social issues. Republicans also are considering making permanent tax credits for teachers and relief from the ``marriage penalty'' in the tax code. ``You might even see an amendment that's a complete substitute to the defense authorization bill.'' I am not going to belabor the point other than to say those are, I repeat, code words to kill this bill, and we are going to do everything we can on this side of the aisle to make sure that hate crimes in America are prosecuted and the people against whom there is hatred are not persecuted.”