Political Quotes

“I wanted to comment on two things, one which has just occurred and one which is about to occur, I hope. We know that last night the House of Representatives passed historic tax relief for the American people. I want to address that for a moment. Second, we know there have been discussions between the majority and minority leader on an attempt to reach an agreement on a rescissions package which we could conclude before the Easter recess. Mr. President, the House of Representatives adopted a rescissions package of about $17 billion and the Senate has been working on a package somewhat less than that. It is our hope between the majority and minority we can come to an agreement on a package which would represent our effort to meet the House, if not precisely their figure, at least something close to it so that as the House and Senate take the recess during the Eastertime, our constituents back home would know that both the House and Senate were serious about saving money. Mr. President, during the last campaign, as I was running for this office, people asked me what it would take to balance the budget? I said it is a three-step process. The first thing we can do is immediately try to save some of the money that the Congress has already appropriated.”