Political Quotes

“the authors of the Education Rate are distressed by the current controversy, since the discount was supposed to be paid for through the hefty savings the telephone companies received as a result of deregulation, almost $3 billion as of July 1998. That is why I have introduced H.R. 4018 to give consumers ``truth in billing.'' It would require a GAO report on how much money has actually been saved as a result of deregulation and how much of that savings has been passed back to consumers. In addition, it would require that those companies seeking to put additional line items on their bills reflect the full and accurate picture of both costs and savings that have resulted from the Federal regulatory action. There is no reason for confusion. At a time when the majority of classrooms in America do not have Internet access, and when the numbers for the poor and the rural areas are even worse, it is important for Congress to cut through the confusion, keep our commitment to our schools and libraries, and most important, to America's children.”