Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, it is so important that we discuss and debate how we can improve the budget and the budget process. Right now we are approaching $1.8 trillion in annual spending. We are dealing with overspending in the past that has left us with approximately a $5.7 trillion total national debt. We are going to talk about ways we can improve this process. We are going to talk about the hopeful ideas to increase the efficiency of budgeting and spending. But the bottom line is the intestinal fortitude and the will of the Members of Congress to do a better job. It does not make any difference if we have a 2-year budget with biennial or 1 year. I think biennial, by the way, shifts more power to the administrative branch. It does not matter if we have supplemental appropriations bills. It boils down to the determination, the will power to do a better job in the way we spend taxpayer dollars. That is the bottom line. The debate is going to be good. I congratulate the Committee on Rules for getting this before us.”