Political Quotes

“I want to begin by trying to, if we can, get back to some basic information here, because you can get lost in a lot of the data and charts and numbers that get thrown around. Let us just remember we are talking about the President's budget. There is a budget presented by the committee and there will be some alternatives that will be offered in the coming days when we debate what the budget of the country ought to be, but I think it is worthwhile to point out we are talking about the President's budget to begin with. Remember, this is a man who arrived in town in January 1993, 40 months ago--not 40 years ago, not a decade ago or 15 years ago; 40 months ago he arrives in town. He never served in Congress, never served in the Cabinet. He was the Governor of a small State. As he arrives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, he has left on his doorstep a mountain of debt. A mountain of debt is left on his doorstep.”