Political Quotes

“The last thing I want to do is prolong this debate this evening. It is getting late. But I think what is happening with these budget cuts, under the disguise of budget cuts, is that we are discussing some very serious issues, and at times we use words or phrases that should not go unchallenged. So, first of all, I want to thank the chairman of the subcommittee for his opposition to the amendment, because he has got a history of being supportive. And he is a fiscal conservative. He knows that he wants to go after waste and high expenses and programs that don't function well. But he also has always had a belief that the person who may not have the most resources in this society should be given a shot at being protected. I want to join Mr. Schiff in that we have to continue to be careful. To say that this is a trial lawyers' bailout, when we in fact have had incredibly serious bailouts in the last couple of years, that is a bad statement to make. I am old enough to remember President Nixon, and I don't remember that he went around creating left-wing causes or left-wing programs. Again, I repeat, and it bears repeating, this was his creation. Because within that complex human being known as Richard Nixon, there were a couple of things that were very interesting to analyze, and one of them was his fundamental belief that everyone in this country needed the ability to be represented and represented properly.”