Mark Neumann: “What is there that would lead the people to believe that somehow, some way, just because you live here inside the…”

“What is there that would lead the people to believe that somehow, some way, just because you live here inside the Beltway in Washington, DC, you know what is best for the people in the State of Wisconsin. The welfare reform is a classic example. In Wisconsin they had a debate for about 18 months how this welfare reform should be done. And they wound up with the majority of the Democrats and virtually all of Republicans voting for a welfare reform bill in Wisconsin. And guess what they found out if they passed it? After the people of Wisconsin debated it for 18 months, the vast majority in both houses supporting it, both sides of the aisle supporting it, they then had to somehow come out here to Washington, DC, and ask for permission to implement the program. That is the heart and soul of what is wrong here. People in Wisconsin know what is best for people in Wisconsin. The solution in Wisconsin may not work at all in New York or it may not work in California, but the folks in Wisconsin know what is best for them and they should be given the privilege, the responsibility, the right to do as they see best for themselves.”