Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I listened very intently to the debate on the last amendment, and we have an amendment that actually cuts more than just Mrs. Blackburn's 1 percent. I listened very carefully to what my dear friend from Virginia, whom I have the utmost respect for and what he was saying, and I do have a tremendous respect for him and hope with my amendment his blood pressure won't go up. This is a very straightforward amendment. It would simply reduce the overall sending for much of the underlying bill by 12.2 percent. It's no secret that we as a Nation are facing an economic emergency. Entitlement spending remains out of control; discretionary spending continues to grow; and should the President's health care plan, God forbid, be upheld by the Supreme Court, we could be facing the largest expansion of Federal Government spending in recent history and the greatest attack upon our freedom. While the budget passed by the House last month would rein in government spending, it would take decades for it to be balanced. Mr. Chairman, we don't have decades to wait around for this budget--which is far better than the President's request--to right our fiscal ship. During the budget debate, 135 House Members joined me in supporting the Republican Study Committee's budget substitute, which prioritized spending in such a way that it would have balanced in just 5 years. I'm not sure we have 5 years, Mr.…”