(In passing the Real ID Act, Congress did not intend to create a series of hard-to-comply-with rules but to encourage minimum standards for states to verify the identities of drivers license holders, said U.S. Representative Tom Davis, a Virginia Republican.) We weren`t trying to carve out artificially high standards, ... This is not an unfunded mandate (to states).
- Tom DavisEven on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has left it unfunded.
- Sidney BlumenthalAs we face coming challenges like possible base closures and unfunded federal mandates that drain our budget and loss of vital services, we must assure our quality of life in Maine remains high, ... While many in Maine pay a high percentage of their income in taxes, others are not paying their fair share. That has to change.
- Deborah HuttonWe 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.
- Al Weed(The U.S. has $17 trillion of unfunded liabilities.) In the G-7 countries it`s 50 percent to100 percent larger in relationship to the Gross Domestic Product, ... This is a global issue.
- Austin PerezGiven that this requirement is an unfunded federal mandate, we`ve made the best of it.
- Bailey Pryor