Political Quotes

“And it cut spending the other $250 billion. But the point I want to make, in conclusion, and then I will yield back the time to the good Senator and thank him once again for his leadership on this: The Senator himself said he was working on some plans. I am sure he is. I have never seen that plan. I wrote to every single Republican who is in the leadership, heads committees when this debate started. I said, ``Show me your plan. You want this balanced budget to go into effect. I want to know if it is going to hurt the people of California, the people I represent. I want to know what is going to happen if there is a disaster or a war.'' You have a three-fifths super-majority built into this, as the Senator from West Virginia and the Senator from Maryland have stated. They do not agree with it. I do not agree with it. I think it shows a mistrust for the people, that is what I think about supermajorities. They show a mistrust for the people. They give too much power to the minority, and I do not think that is what America is all about.…”