Jim Bunning Quotes

"Hopefully Congress' action will light a fire under their feet to come to an agreement before we do it for them."

"It's unfortunate we've come to the point where Congress has to take action but the leagues and the players have left us no other choice,"

"see what the other major league sports do. ... We hope this agreement by major league baseball will stimulate the other sports to stiffen their penalties."

"This is what I had hoped for all along, for the two private parties to come to an agreement on their own without Congress having to do it for them, ... not as tough as I would like."

"But what matters now is whether the agreement is followed as it has been outlined to me, other members of Congress and the public,"

"I told him that at the Hall of Fame ceremonies. That's an alternative he has, and I think he should use it. Integrity of the game — where does that put the players union? I think it would be the right thing to do at this point."

"It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether it is stopping judicial nominations, the Energy bill, or this Medicare bill."

"Basically, he says, 'In your face. Twenty games, take it or leave it.' That's completely unacceptable to the Congress,"

"If they would take seriously the bills before the Congress and negotiate some kind of settlement that is close to the bills in the House and in the Senate, then I think major league sports and their unions could get away without having legislation passed by the Congress, ... I don't see that happening."

"This offers the fans, I think, the almost certainty that there will be nothing but baseball to worry about. The focus will be on baseball and not on labor unrest."

"Maybe if he didn't have a government car and driver and had to pay for his own gas like ordinary folks, or if he lost everything he owned in a hurricane, he would be a bit more compassionate,"

"Today, Medicare provides health insurance to about 40 million seniors and disabled individuals each year. The number is only expected to grow as the baby boomers begin retiring."

"I told him that at the Hall of Fame ceremonies. That's an alternative he has, and I think he should use it. Integrity of the game where does that put the players union? I think it would be the right thing to do at this point."

"The hard line is for the good of the kids,"

"We have heard a lot of talk from professional sports leagues that they would do something to clean up this mess, but so far it has been just that: a lot of talk, ... Hopefully Congress' action will light a fire under their feet to come to an agreement before we do it for them."

"We'll leave it there and see what the other major league sports do, ... We are very anxious to rid all professional sports of any ... steroids or amphetamines."