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Quotes from current and former U.S. state governors.
Current governors
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KY-D
ND-R
DE-D
NC-D
UT-R
FL-R
OH-R
AK-R
LA-D
WI-D
MT-R
WY-R
AZ-D
NY-D
IN-R
AR-R
WA-D
AL-R
WV-R
KS-D
GA-R
OR-D
CT-D
TN-R
ID-R
NV-R
NM-D
RI-D
SC-R
ME-D
MD-D
NJ-D
CA-D
MO-R
NE-R
CO-D
IL-D
RI-D
MS-R
IA-R
VT-R
PA-D
OK-R
NH-R
MN-D
MI-D
PA-D
VA-RFormer governors
The gentleman mentioned health care, cap-and- trade, and card check are strangling the country. Fortunately, none of those are included in this rule. I hope my colleague will join me in support of this rule which simply brings to the floor…
I find little objectionable in what my colleague from California said. Certainly there is great opportunity for trade with South Korea and Panama and Colombia to create jobs, but none of those agreements are the topic of the rule before us…
I thank the gentleman from Virginia. Following on the gentleman from Vermont, as well as the gentleman from Ohio, taking us back to where we were before I was in this body, my colleague from Vermont was here, when President Bush, Secretary…
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I was not able to make it to the floor for votes. Had I been in attendance, I would have voted as following: On passage of H. Res. 990 under suspension of the rules. ``yea''; on passage of H. Res. 1011…
Mr. President, as I understand, there are no further votes this evening, and there will not be votes tomorrow. We will have this up Thursday, and we will debate it then and vote on it. I will put in somewhat of a statement tonight and then…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to add the following members as cosponsors to the amendment: Senators Chambliss, Ensign, and Vitter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I think under a previous agreement I was to call up an amendment. I ask that my amendment be callled up, No. 3309, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending amendments are set aside and the clerk will report. The assistant…
Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the Conrad-Gregg amendment. I believe the issues this amendment is designed to address--our national debt and deficits as far as the eye can see--are two of the most important…
David Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, former Comptroller General of the United States, has long advocated a special process to get our Nation's fiscal house in order. Mr. Walker has testified: Clearly…
Recently, on PBS's nightly business program, Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, who has been working on this problem for a dozen years, made a strong statement in support of a commission. I ask…
Mr. President, I thank my colleague from North Dakota. I will miss his voice around here. He and I both are leaving this body at the end of this year, and I have appreciated the chance to serve with him and work on many different issues of…
I rise to speak on the budget deficit and a mechanism this body has embraced in two prior budget agreements that I think it is time to put in place now. It is called the CARFA mechanism, the Committee on Accountability and Review of…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Shaheen.) Without objection, it is so ordered.
If you are concerned about runaway Federal spending and a rising national debt, you won't find a lot of comfort in today's headlines. After passing a government takeover of health care costing over $1 trillion and a budget that will triple…
I saw the article in this month's Washington Post about the Obama administration's cutting a backroom deal with the Democrat leadership to create, by Executive order, a commission to deal with our Nation's excessive spending. I am opposed…
Today the press, Mr. Speaker, is reporting that a backroom deal has been cut with Democratic leadership to create a deficit cutting commission by executive order. I oppose this effort, and so will the American people. In light of this…
We know that job creation is Congress's job one, and we passed some time ago a great job creation engine for a clean energy economy in the United States. We passed that months ago in the U.S. House, and we know we have a tremendous…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business until 3 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided between the two leaders or their…
