Political Quotes

“I simply wish to commend her for offering this splendid amendment. I think her suggestion that perhaps some of our Federal officials could stay put so our children could move ahead is a suggestion well made, indeed. These programs which the Boxer amendment would boost have been heralded many times on the Senate floor--the Head Start program, the Women, Infants and Children Feeding Program, and childhood immunizations. The common denominator of these programs is the high rate of return they offer for a relatively small investment. I congratulate the Senator from California for offering this amendment. It just makes sense to vaccinate a child rather than having to care for a polio victim. It just makes economic sense. And of course, there is much, much more to it than that. I share my colleague's enthusiasm for the WIC Program. It is a program that is exceedingly cost efficient. It has been proven over the years that we can save literally millions of dollars by treating babies that might be the result of undernourished mothers or children that are undernourished through the WIC Program. One in five children in this country now lives in poverty.”