Political Quotes

“proudly I stand here tonight, with my Blue Dog colleagues, a group that not only just offers rhetoric but is ready to back up what we say. That is why I am proud to be a member of this organization. We are consistent. We say what we mean with integrity and we intend to accomplish, if we have the cooperation from the other side of the aisle, what needs to be accomplished on behalf of this great Nation and the Americans that deserve the best attention. So I want to thank my colleagues for their comments, for giving me this opportunity to speak on such important issues. I want to make it clear that I understand the need for the President's increased investment in defense and homeland security. However, I do not want this to come at the cost of economic security for our folks at home. First and foremost, we need a budget that is made up of honest numbers. One of the most frustrating things I have experienced since I have been a Member of Congress, now my second term, is to think we would go to the ultimate degree to press for investigating private corporations such as we are right in the midst of now, the Enrons, and saying you mean your accounting firms do not even know what is what, what the numbers are, no one can come forward and swear in front of our committees on a Bible that these are accurate numbers?”