Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, let me once again focus the debate on the real issue. I agree with every question the Ranking Minority Member asked. We need to have answers to those questions before anyone progresses with a test as a done deal. The only way we get to do that, as a matter of fact, is if we now pass this legislation. Otherwise, we do not participate. We have not been allowed to participate up to this point. We will not then. We have a lot of questions to ask. We have hearings in February. We have a hearing in March on testing. A lot of questions to ask. And we need a lot of answers. One of those will be, who pays? Who pays? They are very leery back there about who pays. Cops on the beat, oh, yes, we will pay one time, and then we are stuck. Well, let me tell my colleagues about the President's budget. The President cuts $450 million from effective programs that operate on the local level. The President adds $150 million for programs that will be operated out of Washington, D.C. They have a right to ask who pays. We do it one time and then they are stuck with it. Again, this is putting the cart before the horse for them to move ahead without any consultation with us.”