Political Quotes

“the substitute is nothing more than a regurgitation of S. 1936. It changes absolutely nothing. It is just a rearranging of words. That is all it is. There are no constructive suggestions. It answers none of the questions that have been propounded by a number of Senators on this issue. There has been the term used that the ratepayers are being ripped off. Mr. President, the only rip-off occurring to the taxpayers of this country would be if this travesty, S. 1936, is allowed to pass. The substitute offered by my friend from Alaska does not address any of the substantive problems regarding the underlying legislation. This is still bad legislation, unnecessary legislation, and still very dangerous legislation. This is effectively at least the third substitute for the original bill, S. 1271. We went from S. 1271 to S. 1936 to the chairman's substitute, and now to this substitute amendment. They are all the same. There are no changes. Changing the number of the legislation will not help the substantive aspect of this legislation. As each of the earlier versions were shown to be seriously flawed, a cosmetic substitute was offered. This amendment contains that same failed strategy--change the number and talk about the great changes in the bill. A loose examination--not a close examination--a loose examination indicates that there are literally no changes. None of these substitutes have addressed the fundamental flaws of the proposed legislation.”