Political Quotes

“I am just recording the story as it was presented to us. He said to the President: You are spending too much. That is the understatement of the 21st century. He is spending $1 billion to $2 billion a day on an undeclared, unauthorized, unconstitutional war in Iran. He has given us one-quarter of all the debt that has been created in the United States from George Washington until today. That is under the Trump administration. The gentleman represents that he spoke to the President and said: You are spending too much. The President's response was: I know we are, but I can't get them to stop spending more. Who is 'them'? Was that an implied critique of the Democrats? They control the House. They control the Senate. They control the White House. Who is President Trump in that vignette referring to? Is he referring to the Republicans? He must be because they are the ones who are controlling the Chamber, as they are proud to tell us. At least until the end of this year, they are the ones doing it. If Republicans think they support a balanced budget amendment, why don't they start with a balanced budget?”