Political Quotes

“I support extending unemployment benefits, COBRA benefits, flood insurance, the highway bill fix, the doc fix, small business loans, distant network television for satellite viewers. If we can't find $10 billion to pay for something we all support, we will never pay for anything in the Senate. I have offered several ways to do this, including trying to negotiate with the majority leader's staff. None have been successful. We cannot keep adding to the debt. It is over $14 trillion and going up fast. If the budget before us passes, it will add another $1.5 trillion to the debt. Recently, we passed pay-go. For those who don't know what pay-go is, it means you have to pay for everything you bring before the Senate. You can't charge it on the debt. You can't charge it. That is what pay-go says. Understanding that, I hope the American people understand my serious objection.”