Political Quotes

“I first would like to commend our friend and colleague, the Senator from Arkansas, for another outstanding statement on a cause that he has led for many years, and I hope, I say to the Senator from Arkansas, that we are close to the time when your long walk will reach its destination. I agree with the comments that you have made today as to the fairness and the rationale of moving forward as the Supreme Court has now allowed us to do to sanction States to impose this sales tax on mail order businesses. But, Mr. President, I suggest that there is another reason why this is an imperative at this point in time. We are soon to consider a series of proposals that will have the effect of devolving back to the States, returning to the States significant responsibility for some of the most complex domestic programs that we have in our Nation, programs, in some cases, in which the States have had current involvement, such as the Medicaid Program, some programs in which the Federal Government has in the past played a priority role, such as welfare, and others that are mixed.”