Political Quotes

David Weldon: The question I would ask the Vice President, which I believe people in the media should be asking him, is why is it…

On the recordApril 5, 2000
The question I would ask the Vice President, which I believe people in the media should be asking him, is why is it risky when we want to give working men and women a portion of their money back, but it is not risky when Al Gore and Bill Clinton spend that money? ... Why, why, why is it so risky to give working men and women some of their hard-earned tax dollars back to spend on their priorities: their kids' college educations, braces for the kids, saving money for the first home, getting out of an apartment? ... The answer to that is very, very obvious.
Said by
David Weldon
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing tax cut policies and contrasting them with government spending during a debate.

Share

More from David Weldon

Jun 28, 2006

the gentleman's amendment increases and decreases the amount for the Department of Commerce's Departmental Management Account. There is no net effect on the funding level of the account. I have no objection to the gentleman's amendment…

govinfo.gov
Oct 25, 2007

As a physician who practiced medicine for many years prior to coming to the House, I dealt with the issue of the uninsured on a daily basis. Indeed, I used to see it regularly, up close and personal. And certainly I think it is a noble…

govinfo.gov
Jul 27, 2005

the study earlier referred to follows: [From Forbes Magazine, Jan. 27, 1997] Rx: Radical Lawyerectomy (By Peter Huber) How do you trim $20 billion a year from Medicare? That's about what it will take to stave off bankruptcy. The easiest…

govinfo.gov
Jun 20, 2007

I want to commend Chairwoman Lowey for working diligently on this bill. She has produced a fairly good product here, and I want to commend her more for working with Mr. Wolf and myself to address many of our concerns. She has produced a…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation