Bob Filner Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“However, as a parent, as a grandparent, as a former educator, I know that these practices alone when we are dealing with young children are insufficient. We will never control this rising epidemic without greater accountability from the food industry.”

“Studies indicate that these children are more susceptible to advertising and even less likely to understand the purpose of this advertising.”

“Unfortunately, my district like many others across the country has a problem with gangs, which is why I introduced this amendment.”

“With more than 1,300 sites of care, VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the county.”

“Three thousand jurisdictions across the U.S. are estimated to have had gang activity in 2001. In 2002, 32% of cities with a population of 25 to 50 thousand reported a gang-related homicide.”

“We have seen that, in another unfunded mandate, the so-called No Child Left Behind Act, which created tougher standards, and we all support that, but Congress did not provide the money to attract and hire the best teachers.”

“Congress is dysfunctional.”

“I started my political career facing lynch mobs.”

“If the President really wanted to know exactly how Rove and Libby were involved, he could walk down to their offices and demand that they answer him honestly.”

“Our policy for the last many years has been to deter the Chinese government in Beijing from ever coming into the position where they thought they had enough leverage over the U.S. to cross the Straits of Taiwan.”