Political Quotes

“I would like to thank the gentleman from Virginia for giving me the time today. We continue to hear a common thread: Let's raise taxes on our job creators with no solution to our spending problems. I rise today as the people's House prepares to vote for an amendment to our Constitution that will require Congress and the President to balance the budget. I look forward to voting in favor of this amendment today. Fifteen years ago, an amendment nearly identical to this one passed the House with strong bipartisan support but failed by one single vote in the Senate. Since that time, our debt has tripled. Did you know that on Wednesday our national debt surpassed $15 trillion? And it has been nearly 950 days since the Senate has passed a budget, not to mention the 20 jobs bills that are sitting over there that they've decided not to act upon. The American people deserve better. You deserve a credible plan to help get our fiscal house in order, grow our economy, and get folks back to work. It's clear, though, we cannot borrow or spend our way out of this mess. We also cannot afford to put off badly needed but difficult decisions. We need to tackle this unsustainable spending addiction head on.…”