Political Quotes

“Right now in America, most families are figuring out where they can cut the budget. Most families are figuring out what the extras are that even though we don't want to give them up, we have to give them up. That is what America is doing right now. Most local governments are doing the same thing. They are sitting around rooms trying to figure out where they can cut budgets because their revenue is down. In Missouri, the Governor has had to cut the budget significantly. Even with the stimulus money we sent to Missouri to help them balance their budget, they are cutting programs. They are cutting employees. They are doing what they have to do to balance the budget. Then we get to Washington. Everybody in America is cutting back except Washington. We came very close a few weeks ago--59 votes--to a very modest baby step. We are not talking about something that is earth shattering here. We are talking about limiting the size of growth. We are not cutting anything. The Sessions-McCaskill amendment cuts nothing. All it does is limit the size of growth, of discretionary spending in both the defense budget and the domestic budget.”