Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this could not be a more simple motion. It simply says to the conferees to bring us back a tax bill that is deficit-neutral. It can be done. It should be done. We are in a period now where we have no business adding to the Federal deficit. We know this bill will add at least $1 trillion to the deficit--probably more--if the middle-class tax cuts are extended, as everyone expects they will be. This is a burden we are placing on our children and our grandchildren. We are giving ourselves a tax cut and letting them pay for it. I believe that is wrong. It is bad policy. We are also utilizing whatever slack we have, as far as debt goes, now, when we are in relatively good times, and we will not have it available when we have a problem, such as a recession or some kind of-- heaven forbid--attack on our country. The motion is very simple. This is a time when we should be paying down debt and not adding to it. If our children--if our 5-year-olds-- knew what we were doing in this bill and could vote, we would be out of a job. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. The Senator from Texas.”