Political Quotes

“I will be opposing the Kennedy amendment and will be offering an alternate to this amendment. But let me explain first why I oppose the Kennedy amendment. First, it doesn't belong on this bill. Even the amendment I will offer as an alternative does not belong on the bill. I have spoken to Senator Kennedy and others about what I believe is the appropriate place for this discussion. That is the welfare reform bill. It will be a bill that will come here and have a lot of amendments and it focuses on how we help those who are transitioning from welfare to work, how we help them and give them the support they need to be able to have work that pays well enough for them to get out of poverty. I think this discussion fits best, and I would argue has the better chance of actually ending up in a final bill and being sent to the President, on the welfare bill as opposed to here, which I think everyone recognizes is a bill that has been worked on for years and years and years.”