Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the Mandates Information Act. The State of Ohio has been very active in the fight against unfunded Federal mandates. Both Mayor Lushutka of Columbus and former Ohio Governor, now our colleague in the other body, George Voinovich, fought hard for the passage of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, which is sponsored by yet another Ohioan (Mr. Portman). I congratulate both the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Condit) for their hard work which has brought us here today to debate the merits of extended protections against unfunded mandates to the private sector. I know the cries for relief that I have heard from Ohio's elected officials and business owners are not unique to our State. We must remember that our actions here have real consequences. When Washington's good ideas are enshrined into law, America's businessmen and women have to spend real time and real money out of their limited resources to comply.”