Political Quotes

“Madam President, this argument about using the filibuster-- I have to say that both sides have used the same cloture techniques. I think if you check with the Bush nominees, we usually withdrew those and put someone else in. Of course, that had something to do with the relative size of the majorities. But the problem here is with how the program was run. We keep talking about whether it was legal. It probably was legal, but there are some things done there that I don't think the average person wants done to them. The Wage and Hour program was to recruit and train union organizers and public interest groups to go into businesses with compliance literature and interview employees to discover violations of the wage and hour law. It was expanded to include OSHA. The State of New York gives participants materials to disseminate and official cards identifying them and their group as part of a program for when they enter businesses and speak with the employers and employees. As part of this process, union and community organizers were directed to gather personal telephone numbers, vehicle license plates and home addresses of business owners, as well as details about the employees working there. Labor organizers and community activists were allowed to use this information for their own organizing activities. State identification cards were provided to the individuals, but the State conducted no background check on those they trained and provided identification cards.…”