Political Quotes

“I held a crime summit in Las Vegas which, coincidentally, had been scheduled for several months. It was the day after the Oklahoma City explosion. I met there with the chiefs of police of southern Nevada: Boulder City, Las Vegas, Henderson; Federal officials, DEA, FBI, judges, and a number of other people in an off-the-record discussion about problems relating to crime. There are serious problems that we are not addressing. Law enforcement needs help, lots of help. Yet, the budget proposal cuts the violent crime trust fund. I will be speaking to a number of graduating classes in Nevada in the next few weeks. These young people, these high school students do not face a very bright future. We are cutting back on student loans and grants, instead of being aware of the fact that money we spend for education comes back to us. Low-income families--we have talked about them--making less than $26,000 a year are going to be paying more taxes. The budget resolution we have, Mr. President, calls for more taxes.”