Political Quotes

“in the first week of January the U.S. House of Representatives got rid of 3 standing committees, 25 subcommittees; we fired 682 congressional bureaucrats, and we totally reformed the procedures of the House of Representatives in addition to passing a bill that would make the Members of Congress live under the same laws and rules that we make everybody else in our society live under. A couple of weeks ago we passed a balanced budget amendment. Week before last we passed legislation to keep the Federal Government from imposing unfunded mandates on the States. Last Monday, on Ronald Reagan's birthday, we passed the line-item veto. For conservatives across America, it is beginning to sink in: We won the election last November 8. I think Republicans now have a great opportunity, but make no mistake, the responsibilities that come with victory are much greater than the responsibilities that come with defeat. It seems to me we are now at a crossroads where we can change from being a nation at risk to being a nation with a hopeful future. I do hope all Americans realize they are part of a historic group, they are in a historic time as we try to revolutionize the Federal Government's role in our lives.”