Political Quotes

“I am pleased to rise as a member of the Budget Committee in support of the budget conference report. I hope the Senate today will say yes to this budget. I do not anticipate we will get many of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle to join us. Maybe we will get one or two; perhaps we will get none. But that is not surprising. They have been against the general approach that President Clinton has brought to the budget process. That approach is one that has led to lower deficits, it has led to, in most parts of the country, an economic recovery, it has led to the creation of thousands and thousands and thousands of jobs. Not one Republican, as I can recall, voted for the budget or voted for the reconciliation bill that carried it out. But you see, I think it is the results that matter. More jobs have been created in 1 year of this Presidency than in all 4 of the previous Presidency. I know that does not sit well with my Republican colleagues from the standpoint of politics. But I have to say the facts are the facts.”