Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise on the floor today to speak on the tremendous issue that has captivated the attention of our country. I do not enjoy or relish the partisan role of attack dog. I never found any fun in that. I don't think it is constructive, and I don't intend to become that in the Senate. I have only been here for 7 months, which means I haven't been here long enough to think any of the stuff that is going on is normal. I certainly don't think anything that goes on around here too often is normal. So I think the fact that I have only been here for 7 months has served me well in that regard. One of the things I have noticed this week is that Washington is full of--and rightfully so--people from all over the world and our country who have traveled here this week to come and watch their government at work and to see the monuments of the city, and they have found themselves in the middle of this debate. I think it is important to remind people about what we are debating. It is not a complicated issue. It is straightforward, and here is the way I describe it. The United States--and these are rough numbers but accurate--spends about $300 billion a month. It has $180 billion a month that comes to the Federal Government through taxes and other sources of revenue. That means that in order to meet its bills at the end of every month, it needs to borrow $120 billion.…”