Political Quotes

“it comes as no surprise to some of us that have not been around here too long that the national debt is a rock around our neck. Now, poor judgment got us into that condition. That national debt has been growing since Harry Truman's time. I take no great pride in the fact that under some Republican Presidents we have grown a lot on our national debt. But I also point out that at the same time we had Democratic-controlled Congresses. We have in America separation of powers between the Congress and the administration. When the White House is controlled by one party and the Congress by another, we both have a dual responsibility to spend wisely. It is obvious we have not been doing a very good job of that. Common sense would tell the responsible American business person that they have to balance their budget or they go out of business, or the responsible American family that if they fail to balance their budget, they will not have money for educating their children, recreation, health care, retirement, even providing a home. These strangely are the very same things that this Congress wants to provide for our constituents. They are our responsibility of a conscientious government. So we had better put common sense into our spending and look at the American budget, if we want to provide Social Security retirement, health care for the less fortunate, education for our children, recreation, and even defense.”