Political Quotes

“Our goal should be to encourage Y2K compliance. No matter how much we talk about liabilities or who is to blame, or anything else, the bottom line is for people who want to go from December 31 to January 1, at the end of this year, we should look for compliance. That is what we are doing by passing this, the Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act, S. 314. It offers help to small businesses working to remedy their computer systems before the millennium bug hits. I want to commend Senators Bond and Kerry for their bipartisan leadership in the Small Business Committee on this bill. It is going to support small businesses around the country in the Y2K remedial efforts. I am proud to be a cosponsor of this legislation. We know that small businesses are the backbone of our economy, whether it is the corner market in a small city, or the family farm, or a smalltown doctor. In my home State of Vermont, 98 percent of the businesses are small businesses. They have limited resources. That is why it is important to provide these small businesses with the resources to correct their Y2K problems --but to do it now.”