Political Quotes

“It simply calls for the amount that is block granted under this bill to be spent in a manner in accordance with the laws and procedures for expenditures of the States' own revenues. That may not sound like a revolutionary or even controversial suggestion, but it is terribly important. The core and essence of this welfare reform is centered around the suggestion that States and communities can do a better job in deciding how their funds are expended on welfare programs assisting the poor than can a centrally planned government, than can a government thousands of miles away from the action. It is the heart, at least in part, of what this welfare reform is all about--the suggestion that money can be spent better by local levels than it can be by the Federal level. Why would I raise this issue? The facts are that in six of our States it makes a difference. In 44 of our States the money is expended, as is provided under the State's own laws, generally in the same manner that the State's own expenditures are allocated. But in six of our States a practice has been followed where the Governor alone decides where block grant money is spent.”