Political Quotes

“And with two other programs which have been adopted, that one is soon to be signed by the President hopefully, as soon as the compromise version is agreed to, but two other bills I think of note that this 104th Congress has passed and the President has signed, one would be the accountability law which says all the laws we pass are now also applied to the Congress. Prior Congresses said, well, the fair labor standards, civil rights law, family leave does not apply to our employees. Now, how can we in heavens understand the bills if they do not affect us too? Well, now those laws do apply to us, and we, as well, passed legislation dealing with unfunded mandates, local government, State government. We are all told by prior Congresses, well, look, we are going to send you this bill, you are going to have to do it. If it costs money? That is too bad, we are not sending you any. Well, this new Congress has said, and the President agreed and signed the bill, saying no more unfunded mandates. If we think it is such a good idea, then we are going to send the money back to local districts so we do not bankrupt townships and towns and burroughs and villages just because we think here in Congress it is such a good idea.”