George P. Radanovich

It is a political issue to divert attention away from the more urgent business at hand, and that is balancing the budget.

Yes, it would. I have a number of cases where people have gone the extra mile to provide habitat on their farms, to provide for the environment, things that they would like to see on there, and then being further penalized because of the…

This 104th Congress now moves forward from the Contract With America. And, ``move'' must be the operative word. The lesson learned in our August recess is that the public wants action not words. Everywhere I went, men and women said…

I rise to reiterate my strong support for the Humanitarian Aid Corridor Act, of which I am an original co-sponsor. Those who support this portion of H.R. 1561 believe in the integrity of the United States, and are sensitive to preserving…

And do not use class warfare baiting. It is not fair to say someone is for the poor any more than anyone else is. We are all here to do good for everybody. Nor generational warfare.

I think that this is a smack in the face of every individual American in this country that wants to do good and be prosperous, and be personally responsible for their own actions. I think that first quote is right there. And you know, it…

It just is not true, and I think, if you pose the argument that if a person is taxed less and regulated less, then they will be more productive, is an argument that both sides of this aisle will buy. But if you go to the next stage of the…

The big lesson is that, if you want to raise revenue, you have to got to cut taxes. You cannot raise revenue by raising taxes, and I think that is the big lesson we have learned over the last 4 years, and I think that is what this new…

Right, and the same quote being is this sacrifice balanced and fair. And indeed it is. Fifty percent of the revenue burden falls on the wealthiest income earners in this country, and that is the way it should be.

And frankly I think that is why we are here, but I think the point, too, as to why we are here tonight is to get a point across, that point, and that is the fact that we are here for localizing government to the local level and also…

And I would say to the Democratic party, rather than hurling stones and misrepresenting what is going on back here, come up with a plan, for God's sake. Bring it up here and let's debate the merits of it. But to use the same old tactic…

Reinforced by the President as well. Through all that garbage must get some common sense to what we are really trying to accomplish here, and that is, reducing Federal Government by localizing it and privatizing it, and that extends to all…

I think that whatever the party did before I got here is fine, but I tell you, the only reason why I am here today and the only reason we are in the majority is not because we took hits to the then majority, but because we went before the…