Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, this actually is a very important issue. It is going to become more important in the future because we are talking about moving 7,000 Lorton inmates around the country as we close down the Lorton prison. There was a front-page article in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal, talking about this situation at Youngstown, but I think we need to address the larger issue and give a little background in the time I have. I support this amendment, and I support the efforts the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant) has taken to improve the security at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown. I represent the communities surrounding the Lorton Correctional Complex, and I can understand the frustration of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant) with the housing of inmates from the District of Columbia. Although the facility in Youngstown is operated by the Corrections Corporation of America, the root of the problems faced there stems from the inability to adequately and properly classify the inmates of the District of Columbia.”