Political Quotes

“I wish to ask when this body is going to exercise some restraint and some discipline. I hear a lot about the deficit and how we have to be careful to not spend so much that we go into deficit this year. Every time I come to the Chamber, we are voting on yet another amendment to spend more money. This amendment would authorize $2.4 billion in addition to the $73 billion that already is in the farm bill. That is in addition to the $23 billion in emergency ad hoc spending that we have spent during the last 4 years. Last year alone we authorized $5.5 billion in emergency spending. It doesn't seem to me that we have any restraint or any discipline, or that we are willing to set any kind of priorities. We seem to be out of control with respect to spending. I just ask when we are going to say no. I want to give my colleagues notice. I am going to tally up all the spending that they propose, and when they come to the floor and talk about the deficit, I am going to confront them with the spending that they proposed.”