Political Quotes

“Many Members of this body who come to Congress come with the goal of saving taxpayers money, being frugal with their own office spending accounts as is possible. Since entering Congress, many of us try to save for the taxpayers and keep our office expenses to a minimum. Over the last 3 years in our Michigan's 7th District office, we have saved $636,000. After my first year of cost cutting and making the effort to be conscious of spending. I was appalled and disturbed that a Member's savings did not save money; that the money would go automatically into other accounts and add to those accounts to expand spending. This amendment, like the amendment that we put in last year, for the first time allows the savings to go to the Department of the Treasury for deficit reduction. This amendment is identical to the amendment that we passed last year, and I urge my colleagues to pass this amendment. Last year this amendment was passed by a vote of 423 to 21 margin as an amendment to the legislative appropriation bills to return these unspent funds to the Department of the Treasury.”