Political Quotes

“What is more related to need than to allocate funds for poor children based on where poor children are in the year you are going to distribute the money? What this amendment states is that the fundamental basis for allocating funds will be where poor children are in the year of distribution. If the State of Missouri represents 3 percent of the poor children in America in 1996, it will get 3 percent of the money. If it represents 2.9 percent of the poor children in 1997, it will get 2.9 percent of the money. That, to me, is a principle which is fundamentally as fair and straightforward as the reputation is of Missouri for a State that wants you to 'show me' why you are proposing to do what you are proposing to do. The fact is, we are engaged in reform--some people would say in revolution--of the welfare system.”