Political Quotes

“I can tell the Members that we in New York are very proud of the United Nations. We are very proud to have it in New York. New York is a wonderful city. By the way, I must say that the latest crime statistics have come out and New York is now the safest city in the country of any city of 1 million population or more, and we are very proud of that. Part of what makes New York New York is the United Nations. New York certainly is a very international city. It is a city of which we are proud. We are very happy to have the United Nations there. The United Nations pumps $3 billion a year into the New York economy. That is a lot of money; 20,000 jobs in the U.N. into the New York economy. That is a lot of money. New York, being the largest city in this country, it is the financial center of this country, and it is near the national center of the country. I can tell the Members that my friend, the gentleman from Florida, is very wrong in terms of this amendment.”