Political Quotes

“the minority leader said this is a matter about people. I agree, and people pay taxes, and they expect the United States of America to spend the money they entrust to us wisely. What this is about is a misuse of their taxpayers' dollars. We are spending more than we receive, and we are attempting to get things under control. We are succeeding, but the President is not satisfied with what we are doing. He wants to continue to hand out taxpayers' money, spend more than we receive and we will not let him do it. We are downscaling the Government, and we are still providing $14 billion for law enforcement, $23 billion for education, $38 billion for veterans' benefits, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Mr. Chairman, this may not be a bill that gives the President as much money as he wants, but it gives the American people the benefits they need, and at a reasonable price. It is a start. We must complete the process by passing this bill, sending it to conference, and sending it to the President of the United States, and let him explain to the American people why, if we have not given him the $8 billion more over the hundreds of billions of dollars that we are giving him, why that is not enough. He said, ``This is the era where Big Government ceases to exist.'' Let him prove it. Let him sign this bill. I urge Members to pass this bill and send it to the Senate and to the conference.”