Political Quotes

“Well, I have listened to the language about damaging the farm safety net. There is a massive farm safety net in place. We're just reducing the safety net to a mere quarter million dollars a year. My friend, Mr. Kind, is absolutely right. Tomorrow never comes here. I've been on the floor of the House when the House instructed the conferees to accept this exact limit. We were rolled by the Ag Committee and ignored. This is an opportunity for us to not deal with the savings that you're taking away from nutrition and from the environmental titles. Talk about the safety net. What about your cuts to WIC? For heaven's sakes. A hundred million dollars savings to the taxpayer. Get started on reform now and join in a bipartisan effort. I've been pleased to work with Congressman Flake, Congressman Kind, Congressman Ryan. Year after year we have brought these issues to the floor and been rolled. Now is the time to start by adopting it and changing the system.”