Political Quotes

“Opposing this measure--the substance of the bill--are the National Governors' Association. Also, there is the National Association of Counties, U.S. Conference of Mayors, National Conference of State Legislators, Association of Road and Transportation Builders, Associated General Contractors, Building and Trades Unions, American Highway Users Federation, American Automobile Association. That list is growing by the hour. I believe the Senate, at this critical hour, should be directing its attention in a constructive way to point out the failures of the Clinton energy policy. We should be focusing our attention on how, legislatively or otherwise, we can help the American free enterprise system to increase production. That production has been stymied time and time again by a number of Government regulations, such that today America is dependent for 56 percent of its petroleum energy requirements--56 percent coming across the ocean to our shores.”