Political Quotes

“I am amazed on this issue. I look at the schedule set by the distinguished Speaker of the House, and we have so very few legislative days remaining that now we have this as a top priority--a bill to strip zoning and land use decisions from small towns and cities and counties--instead of passing important funding bills. I do know the law requires us to have a budget by April 15; it also requires us to file our taxes bill April 15--we demand every person in the country do that. But it seems that the majority of the Republican leadership did not find it in their heart to obey their own law to pass the budget by that time. I am not sure we have passed the budget. We passed one in the Senate; the House, months later, passed one; I don't believe it has been conferenced. Anyway, these are things we cannot seem to find time to do, that the law requires us to do. The law requires us to file our income tax returns. The law requires the House and Senate to pass a budget by April 15. But the other body, at least, never got around to doing that. We weren't able to find time to pass a tobacco bill, so there is not one that might be different from exactly what the tobacco companies want. We certainly haven't found time to pass legislation to increase patients' rights. We found it impossible to find time to pass legislation on campaign financing.”