Political Quotes

“the fact is, that this problem is part of the consequence of the decision of people who are running the show here in the House to systematically shortchange fundamental needs of the American public by moving forward with massive tax cuts. There are also issues that I have deep concerns about in terms of misallocation of funds while we deal with the important issue of rebuilding Iraq and dealing with Afghanistan. The point is there was a fundamental commitment made on a bipartisan basis by the leadership in this Chamber and in the other body in order to forestall mandatory spending under the Land and Water Conservation Fund, with the enactment of CARA. There are other things in this bill that give me great pause that have nothing to do with finances. There are egregious riders dealing with the Tongass and Montana forests that are a real set back for the environment.”