Political Quotes

“I can concede the point of order. The provision is legislation on an appropriations bill. However, I would like to explain that the committee feels strongly that the Coast Guard should be more active in using this grant program to promoting safety, rather than simply sending checks out by formula, as is currently the case. I understand that this program must be reauthorized next year, and I would ask that the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. Coble] take a look at the establishment of the discretionary grant program which will receive strong consideration by the subcommittee next year going to reauthorization. Such a program will not cost any more money, and it could improve boat safety, because it would put money where the problem is. Again, as the gentleman from Texas knows, we increased boat safety money by over 50 percent in this bill. We thought this way it would get the Coast Guard more involved to be much more aggressive working in the boat safety area.”