Political Quotes

“Actually, Mr. Chairman, the gentlewoman has brought up an interesting point. These ads, that are supposedly issue ads, let us talk turkey here and do one of the ads. I have it right here. Now, this is an ad we cannot find out where the money came from, but it was spent by a tax exempt organization founded on June 20th, 1996 called Citizens For a Republic Education Fund. Here is the ad. ``Senate candidate Winston Bryant's budget as Attorney General increased by 71 percent. Bryant has taken taxpayer funded junkets to the Virgin Islands, Alaska and Arizona. And spent $100,000 on new furniture. Unfortunately, as the State's top law enforcement official, he's never opposed the parole of any convicted criminal, even rapists and murderers. And almost 4,000 Arkansas prisoners have been sent back to prison for crimes committed while they were out on parole. Winston Bryant: government waste, political junkets, soft on crime. Call Winston Bryant and tell him to give the money back.'' Now, if somebody wants to run an ad like that, that is fine, but the American public has a right to know who funded that ad. The American public has a right to know what money is behind that kind of a negative ad. And that is what we are talking about here. The gentleman's amendment would gut our ability to have the public know who has funded that ad.”