Political Quotes

“I rise in opposition to this amendment. I could spend my time talking about the cuts to the Low Income Heating and Energy Program, LIHEAP, and that's important because there are many people in my district suffering through the worst winter in Memphis' recent history and one of the worst winters in the country's history that need help with their utility bills more than ever. And that's, I think, an awful thing when people are suffering from the inability to pay their utility bills that we're cutting LIHEAP. I could talk about what we're doing to law enforcement, cutting the COPS program that puts police on the street and helps local government put new policemen on the street to protect our people, and cuts to State law enforcement spending. I could talk about the many calls and letters I've gotten from people concerned about title X cuts that will affect 5,500 in my community, women that won't be able to get family planning services, which include cancer screenings, annual exams in my city. I could talk about cuts to NPR, cuts to the National Institutes of Health, where they're looking for cures for cancer and Alzheimer's and diabetes and other illnesses that affect our populace which we need to cure as soon as possible. Or cuts to the FDA, $241 million to keep our food safe and preserve public health. Or cuts to Social Security and Medicaid.…”