Joan Claybrook Quotes

"It's more accurate to say that this increases the safety dangers."

"Such lavish travel gives lobbyists an inside track with lawmakers ... and could even be interpreted as building the groundwork for legislative favors."

"I don't think this one is going to go away. Members of Congress know they are going to face this issue in November."

"DeLay was very astute at pushing legislation that was advantageous to people who would give him money."

"Electing Representative Blunt means choosing more of the same corruption plaguing the system now."

"Leaks are good. There is too much secrecy in our government. Sometimes the government knows about a problem and it takes a leak to embarrass the bureaucracy and get them to do something about it."

"It is the most important thing for children, whether it is an air-bag car or non-air-bag car, that the child be in the back seat."

"This report exposes one of the biggest con jobs in recent history. This long-running, secretive campaign funded by some of the country's wealthiest families has relied on deception to bamboozle the public not only about who must pay the estate tax, but about how repealing it will affect the country."

"I believe this bill was crippled without it. It's not a law without an enforcement system."