Political Quotes

“But in that package, quietly hidden, when you repeal some of the pieces they wanted to repeal in it, my State gets hit with something like $170 million or $180 million the first year, almost $200 million dollars, when the General Assembly has been in the longest session in history struggling with one of the biggest deficits, almost a billion dollars in the State budget, struggling with how to work that balance of making major cuts without cutting all the services, and ultimately, in the end, struggling with how they would balance cuts with additional revenues to get there. And that kind of hit would tip them right back over the edge again and we would see major cuts in education and other vital services. I do not think anyone intentionally did it; I believe they just do not understand. We have to do a better job so they will understand it and will not make those kinds of mistakes. Because not only will we be in trouble at the Federal level, but I think we stand on the verge of pushing a lot of States into deep trouble. I trust my colleagues in the majority will understand that and back away from that kind of mistake because I think we are getting ready to run right over the cliff.”