Political Quotes

“America's heart and America's wallets have been opened for those who have been so devastated on the gulf coast just as they were a year ago for those Floridians who suffered four storms. It is a tragic thing and we are very sorry for the loss and the continued suffering that goes on. There have been a number of things discussed this evening as part of the kickoff of this debate about being truly serious about reducing the size of our deficit. I began by talking about the myths. All around America, the people who would be discussing what is going on here would have to find that something is odd about a budget that goes up 7 percent every year but is labeled a cut. They would find it an interesting juxtaposition that the only thing mean and ugly about what is going on in here has been the rhetoric. The action is to eliminate the waste from all of these areas, including FEMA. Including those areas. Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge this House to support the rule and the underlying bill. Amendment Offered by Mr. Putnam”