Political Quotes

“This amendment reduces funding for the Denali Commission by $2 million to the FY19 level. The Denali Commission's mission for providing job training and other economic development services in rural Alaska can be better served by the 29 other Federal programs in which it duplicates the very same efforts. The Obama administration sought to eliminate funding for the commission in FY12 because it was duplicative back then and did not select projects based on competition or merit. Say it ain't so, but it is so. In 2013, the inspector general for the Denali Commission called for the elimination of the program. Some people say: Perry, you are just mean. You just don't understand. You just don't want to help poor people or rural people. I came from a house with no running water, no electricity, and no plumbing. We had an outhouse out back. There was no insulation. There was no heat in it. The roads weren't paved. Somehow, I made it to Congress. It wasn't the Federal Government's job to fix my mom's house or get me to work. In 2013, the inspector general for the commission called for the elimination of the program, like I said, stating that he recommended that Congress put its money elsewhere. I am happy to take his recommendation. The Trump administration, likewise, sought to eliminate the commission in FY18, FY19, FY20, and FY21.…”