I think it is good news, the amount of progress we have made. I came in 1993. We were looking at $260 billion deficits as far as the eye could see. We were looking at increasing taxes. We were looking at proposals that said to stimulate the economy we have to spend in Washington. Now, 4 years later, we are in double digits in the deficit.
Discussing fiscal progress and deficits during a speech on the House floor.
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I think at this point in time, we’ve made it very clear we are not going to take a position on that.
You get calls and request to meet with folks and… if they’re people that are working on issues that may have an impact on U.S. relations, there’s a good chance we’ll meet with them, just to get some kind of perspective.
We've got a few little issues to work out," Hoekstra said. "We've got to figure out this bridge thing. We've got to figure out some tariffs.… We're going to get over this. We're going to get through it."
If the pollution is so bad that it’s dangerous to the players or it’s dangerous to the fans, the first person to say don’t hold the game will be the President of the United States.
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