Political Quotes

“tonight is indeed an historic night. Tonight we get a chance to vote on balancing the budget. Tonight we get a chance to fulfill some of the promises we have made to the American people. While the committee budget does a tremendous job in moving in the right direction, we can do better, and indeed we have an obligation to do better. The American people want change in the way Washington works. They want a smaller, more efficient Federal Government, and that can be achieved through the conservative alternative budget. This chart shows it plain and simple. We made a promise to the American people to deliver tax relief, tax relief for the average family. Regrettably, the sad truth is that the committee budget cannot deliver all of that relief, but the conservative alternative budget can. The fundamental question is, are we going to keep our promise to the American people? Are we going to deliver for them? Do we recognize that they can spend their money better than we can spend it? I think the answer to that question is yes. We should fully fund the tax cuts that we have promised the American people and keep our word. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support the conservative alternative budget.”