Political Quotes

“Let us set the record straight: This issue is not about pulling out of the United Nations, this issue is not about undermining President Clinton; this issue relates back to what was debated on this House floor last week. It is called burden sharing. Remember what we heard in this body? The allies need to pay their fair share. No more free lunches, no more free rides. Let me read some of the quotes from the Congressional Record of May 19 which I have in front of me, Mr. Chairman. Let me read a few quotes. The majority whip said, and I quote: Mr. Chairman, there was once a time when America needed to foot the bill to defend our allies. He went on to say: With this amendment, we are saying it is time for our European allies to pay their fair share too. It is not like they cannot afford it, Mr. Chairman. Another speaker said, in terms of the amendment we were debating last week, ``It is called responsibility-sharing. That is fine with me. I do not care. The politically correct thing now is responsibility-sharing. We need to have our allies pay their fair share.''”