Political Quotes

“I have long supported the constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. When I first came to the Senate, the first bill I introduced and the first bill that I introduce at the beginning of each succeeding Congress is a resolution calling for a balanced budget constitutional amendment. I think the adoption by the committee, or at least the proposed adoption, regarding the courts, through the language, ``The power of any court to order relief pursuant to any case or controversy arising under this article shall not extend to ordering any remedies other than a declaratory judgment of such remedies as are specifically authorized in implementing legislation pursuant to this section'' is a good addition. I want to raise some questions, and then I would like to perhaps have Senator Reid respond after I recite them and get some specific clarification regarding to what his proposal will do. I like his idea concerning Social Security. I think it ought to be off-budget. But in reading the amendment, I have a number of questions that arise in my mind.”