Political Quotes

“I am against the bill and I am against the rule. The people are fed up with big government, more regulations, and taking away the opportunity of American people for jobs. How many of you face the EPA and what it does to the small communities, when it mandates sewer treatment systems, and there isn't the money to build those systems without robbing from the small community, without any justification, without any appeal. So I say to you, not only should this not be a Cabinet level position, which I opposed when Mr. Bush was President and I oppose today, but to not allow the debate on the risk factor is wrong. You are afraid to have the debate on the floor. You are afraid to have the people of America understand where Congress is coming from and how we are again imposing restrictions through regulatory actions by an agency without any justification. I am urging my colleagues... to vote against this rule. Give us an opportunity to debate this issue before this body, so the American people can understand who is really for jobs in the small communities. It is time for really doing something. Less talk, let us walk, let us do something right.”