Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I wish to thank my colleague from Virginia for that explanation and for his commitment to this bill and this effort. He was an extremely successful Governor before he became a Senator, and I say ``successful'' measured by the way those of us in public life are measured: by results. He left his State with a surplus. I know he did not do that singlehandedly, but it is a great feat these days to leave office with a surplus, and he did, with very high approval ratings and with a reputation as being very strong on fiscal matters. I think that is what our Congress needs. I thank the Senator so much for his help on this bill because that is exactly what people are looking for--a smart, strategic way to move big pieces of legislation forward but with our eyes on the bottom line and our eyes focused on results, not bureaucracy, not regulation, not additional rules, et cetera, but real results. That is the way this bill was built. It was built with, as the Senator said, menus and choices, not one-size-fits-all. We did not say: There is one way to save small business in America, and this is what we are going to do. We said: We have heard a lot of good ideas. Let's try to put them together in a bill--some strategic tax cuts, some reduced regulation, some reduction in fees, and some options for capital. Options--none of this is mandatory. All of this is voluntary on the part of the banks--all voluntary.…”