Political Quotes

“the amendment I offer today along with my colleagues, Representatives Woolsey and Kennelly, would exempt child support enforcement laws from this unfunded mandates legislation. I offer this amendment out of a deep belief that child support enforcement laws must be strong and must be enforced. I am sure my colleagues on both sides of the aisle would agree that our job is to insure that State and local governments collect every dollar possible from dead-beat dads, or any parent who has shirked their responsibilities and left their family to live off of welfare. My fear is that this bill, as written, will frustrate this effort leaving State and local governments to absorb more of the costs for these welfare payments. This is an outcome none of us want. And is an additional burden our taxpayers do not deserve. While H.R. 5 exempts various categories of laws from its restrictions on unfunded mandates, such as emergency assistance, legislation impacting the national security, and antidiscrimination laws, it fails to exclude the extremely crucial category of child support enforcement collection.”