Political Quotes

“I wished to come to the floor this evening to join a number of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who are concerned about the Federal budget and our ever- increasing deficits and debt. But today I am also speaking on behalf of the 4.5 million Coloradans who are worried we will not have the discipline to do anything about it. They know our great Nation will not win the global economic race unless we take some responsible action on the floor of the Senate and soon. I have to say, I do not think the debate we have been having offers them a whole lot of solace. I say that because instead of getting to work on the bipartisan Gang of 6 deficit reduction plan, which draws from the President's bipartisan fiscal commission, headed by--I have to say this--two true American patriots, former Senator Alan Simpson and North Carolinian Erskine Bowles, instead of getting onto that plan and the substantive proposal it makes, we are debating what looks to be a bumper sticker campaign gimmick called cut, cap, and balance. I have a hard time even saying it. But I have to say, I have spent a good deal of time analyzing budget tools. After all, I was one of the first--and one of currently only a few--Democratic Senators who signed on to a balanced budget amendment to our Constitution this Congress.…”