Political Quotes

“And how truly ironic that this is happening at a time when Vice President Gore has done such a wonderful job with the reinventing Government initiative, when this administration has actually brought down the size of the Federal work force, when we have some really creative efforts underway to try to ensure that the American taxpayer gets a full dollar's worth from Government, that Government works more efficiently, that we search out those departments that are not doing their job and change things there. Instead of working to see that our Government that is essential works better, we end up with this hurry up and stop kind of government that cannot help but destroy employee morale, make for greater inefficiency. I am sure that your office, like mine, is frequently involved with working with citizens that have a problem on a Social Security check or a veteran's benefit or a problem with some other Federal agency where we are trying to assist the citizen in working with their Government, and it is difficult to get timely responses for citizens from agencies that are closed one day and starting up the next and not knowing whether they are going to be there the following month.”