Political Quotes

“I would like to point out, also, that as Republicans, we stand here in this Congress together and we work toward a common goal. Those who have been listening here will hear a consistent voice about the progress that we have made, the Jobs and Growth Act, the transportation bill that just passed here in this Congress this afternoon, a number of other initiatives that have been good on balance for all of America. That is not to imply that we think our work is done. It is not to imply that we think our work is perfect. In fact, one of the approaches I have to life is I am always looking back and seeing what should we have done better, the lament I have about how we had an opportunity that could have been better capitalized on than the opportunities that we have had; and those are the things that motivate many of us to go forward into the future and try to perfect a policy that we always recognize is imperfect. Some of the pieces hanging around out here that do need to be addressed is the regulation burden that is on the backs of American businesses. How do we move to another level? We have the strongest growth of any industrialized country in the world right now. We heard that in the President's speech in this city last night. We have the strongest growth, but that is not good enough. Those who rest on their laurels will soon be swallowed up by those who do not.”