Capitol Quotes
‘As Latinos we’re all being painted with the brush of criminality and lack of civic pride.’ — Roberto Reveles, Somos America president
“I undoubtedly will support a [general] budget bill in this process, sometime between now and Christmas.” — Rep. Ted Downing, D-28, during Committee of the Whole debate May 25 of H2863, the general appropriations bill
“That motion is darn close to what it should have been, so we’re going to accept it.” —- Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-22, while chairing a Committee of the Whole on May 25, to Rep. Russell Pearce, R-18, who jumbled several words while speaking
“I haven’t seen his car in the garage for months, and it seems to me if you’re drawing a salary you ought to work. If he’s not working, he should seriously consider resigning.” — Governor Napolitano on Treasurer David Petersen’s absence from his office during an attorney general’s investigation into his conduct
Veto record
A year after setting a single-session record for Arizona governors with 58 vetoes, Governor Napolitano is poised to capture the all-time record. Ms. Napolitano has rejected 31 bills so far this year. It has left her tied at 114 with fellow Democrat Bruce Babbitt. However, Mr. Babbitt cast his 114 vetoes in just under nine years in office, while Ms. Napolitano has yet to finish the four-year term she began in 2003.