Political Quotes

“one of the more exciting and innovative programs enacted during the 103d Congress was the National and Community Service Act proposed by President Clinton. Under the AmeriCorps program established as a result of that act, young men and women are now able, through community service, to earn an education benefit to help defray the costs of a higher education. I am concerned, however, that this program may now be the target of severe cutbacks. Because of this, I wanted to bring to my colleagues' attention the correspondence I recently received from Mr. George Graboys of Barrington, RI, where he is a distinguished and widely respected business leader. Having retired as the chief executive officer of Citizens Bank, Mr. Graboys, nevertheless, remains very active in civic affairs. Among many activities, he serves presently as the vice chairman of the Rhode Island Children's Crusade for Higher Education. Mr. Graboys' view on the operation of AmeriCorps in Rhode Island merit careful and thoughtful consideration.”