Political Quotes

“I am a strong supporter of maintaining our presence in Bosnia until lasting peace is established. I was privileged to visit our troops in Bosnia to witness the progress being made. Our continued presence in that region is important to the stability of the region. Yet I rise to oppose the rule and the emergency supplemental appropriation bill. It is a disservice to Americans to force Congress to vote between full funding of important domestic programs and funding for peacekeeping. It is a disservice that is not necessary. These appropriations do not have to be offset. A choice between helping the survivors of genocide overseas and the much-needed domestic programs in the United States is a choice worthy of this House. $1.9 billion in low-income housing assistance is at risk here, resulting in more than 800,000 Americans losing their housing beginning in October, many of them elderly. The Bible says, ``Who among you, when your brother asks for bread, would give him a stone?'' I ask, who among you, when your brother asks for shelter, would you turn a deaf ear? Who among you, when your brother suffers from devastation in one place, would take money from brothers in another place where they suffered devastation? We speak of the requirements of budget mechanisms. Let us also speak of the requirements of people who are trying to survive.”