Political Quotes

“let me address this amendment, if I can. First of all, let me express my admiration and respect for Judd Gregg. He and I are good friends. We have worked together on numerous issues over the years, so I have developed a great deal of respect for him. In fact, it was Judd Gregg and a handful of others who made it possible, 18 months ago, for us to develop the emergency economic stabilization bill. Without his leadership and support, I think our country, unarguably, and, beyond our own borders, the world would have been in much more difficult economic shape--had it not been for his leadership, along with others who pulled together that proposal that passed this body 75 to 24 on that night in late September of 2008. So my admiration for Senator Gregg--and among other accomplishments he has had during his service here--is strong. This proposal, however, goes way beyond anything I have ever quite seen here, which basically says the Federal Government cannot provide any help to States and local governments.”