Political Quotes

“Creating jobs and growing the economy is the number one goal of the 112th Congress, everything we can do to create jobs and help this country move forward and get our economy back on track, but long-term economic growth and job creation is only possible if we control the uncontrolled debt and deficit situation that is driving this country into bankruptcy. Last week, I had the opportunity to visit with a number of voters in my district who were very concerned about the direction of our country, and I read the following quote to them: ``Leadership means that the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.'' I didn't tell them who had said that. I just asked them if they agreed with that statement. Everybody clapped and cheered. I mentioned that this was said by then-Senator Barack Obama in 2006 when our debt was $8.4 trillion. We had an $8.4 trillion debt in 2006, and the President of the United States then said, ``We have a leadership failure. The buck stops here. America deserves better.'' Well, if $8.4 trillion was a failure of leadership, what, Mr. President, is $14 trillion of debt? The debt isn't Republican. The debt isn't Democrat. It is both Republicans and Democrats that have put us in the position that we are in today, and this Congress, our obligation is to clean up the mess.…”