Rob Portman: “It has typically been the case that there are more Democrats. It is not a partisan issue again. We happen to have more…”

“It has typically been the case that there are more Democrats. It is not a partisan issue again. We happen to have more Republic Governors than Democrats right now, but I can tell you that some of the Democrat Governors have been leading advocates on this issue to get Congress to get its requirements under control, and it is part of a much bigger picture, I have got to say to the gentleman from Ohio, and that is the whole issue of federalism: What is the role of the Federal Government? We are finally getting to the point in this Congress where we are beginning to debate that issue in a serious way. It is going to come up with welfare reform, it is going to come up with health care reform if we get into that again later in the year: What should the role be of the Federal Government? Should we be dictating everything here from Washington, or should we be giving the States and localities more flexibility, more say in how they go about solving the problems of this great country?”