Political Quotes

“as this Congress concludes the first 100 days of 1998, it is quite appropriately in recess. Indeed, the Republican leadership of this House has been in recess for most of this year on most issues that could really make a difference in the lives of most Americans. They were in recess yesterday when, after demands for over a year to have a real debate on how to get the big money influence in this Congress controlled, they presented a phony bill that was rejected by even most of their own Members. They talk about taxes, but when it comes to closing the tax loopholes and ending the corporate welfare for those same big money contributors, this Congress has been in recess. When it comes to passing a budget that would protect Social Security first, in recess. On child care, on improving the quality of education, on pension protection, they have been in recess. The first 100 days of this Republican Congress: a do-nothing Congress in recess, in recess from reality.”