Political Quotes

“I agree with you. In my district, Butler Area School District has had to implement procedures to keep all of its part-time employees working less than 30 hours. This hurts education. In New Castle, Lawrence County, their local government has reduced all of it employees to just 28 hours. So we talk about these things. You and I just got here 3 years ago. You look at a government that is supposed to be a citizen government--a government that works for the people and does things in the people's best interest--and then you look at this piece of legislation and say: My goodness, how did we come up with this? The answer is always: There are unintended consequences. I understand that there are unintended consequences, but they are not always painful consequences. If we are going to do anything here, we better start responding when we hurt the people we represent. We also better understand that these unintended consequences are also fixable. They are not unfixable. Why wouldn't we fix it if you know it is hurting someone, if you know it is taking away opportunity? I talked about being in the private sector. When we bring people on board, it is mutually beneficial. It is to share in success. {time} 2000 I can tell you that the gap right now has widened between those who own businesses and run them and those associates who work there. We have put them at odds with each other because now it becomes: well, you know what? The people that employ you really don't care enough about you.…”