Political Quotes

“Let me complete this thought. To raise funds, all these people have to do is have a cocktail party before a board meeting. I do not mean to be trite. I think there is room to be working together. I think the difference is to have these people engaged more thoroughly. Questions have been raised about the right percentage. Questions have been raised about whether they should forfeit funds if they cannot meet the grant. Questions have been raised about how the funds are raised and questions about whether in-kind contributions should be allowed. All of those are legitimate concerns. My inclination at this point is to see if we cannot work this out off the floor, see if we cannot come to some way to better involve these grantees in the process. I would like to proceed by withdrawing this amendment and working with my colleagues to see if we cannot come up with some meeting of the minds that allows us to move forward to an objective we all share.”