Political Quotes

Michele Bachmann: One thing about Americans, Mr. Speaker, is we tend to be happy people, go-getter people, people that have ideas…

On the recordSeptember 19, 2007
One thing about Americans, Mr. Speaker, is we tend to be happy people, go-getter people, people that have ideas, innovation. We are entrepreneurs. We always look over the next hill. We always look for the next goal. We are forward-looking people. One thing that I have been a little dismayed about in my time here in the Congress is I have heard so much negativity on the floor. As a matter of fact, in the previous Special Order, I was amazed at the level of negativity that I heard. That is not representative of the American people. It certainly is not representative of the people of the Sixth District of the State of Minnesota. They are positive people that are looking, as we Republican freshmen are looking, at new ideas, at fresh perspectives.
Said by
Michele Bachmann
Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the need for a positive outlook among Americans during a speech in Congress.

Share

More from Michele Bachmann

Mar 25, 2014

Let's talk about the reality as an employer and an employee of how egregious this tax is. The employers that were in front of the Supreme Court today, and there were two employers before the Supreme Court today, they could pay the tax…

govinfo.gov
Mar 25, 2014

By the way, isn't it true, if the gentleman recalls, that while this Supreme Court Justice was just advocating, in a flippant way, drop health insurance coverage for over 16,000 employees, doesn't that same Supreme Court Justice enjoy…

govinfo.gov
Jun 17, 2014

It is with great pride and also a great deal of emotion that I stand here today as the representative of the citizens of Cold Spring. In particular, we are here to honor the memory of the fallen, and that is Officer Tommy Decker. On…

govinfo.gov
Dec 9, 2014

It was a privilege to yield to the gentleman from New Jersey on behalf of our colleague who set a historical record of serving this Chamber and the people of his district so well for 60 years. And it is a privilege for me now also, Mr…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation