Political Quotes

“So again going back to what Mr. Sanders had to say, what incentive then does Speaker of the House Gingrich have to bring this to a vote? After all, his folks got their $20 billion. The American people are left holding the bag. Four hundred and thirty-five Congressmen never voted on it. Folks back home do not know if they were for it or against it. What recourse is there for a Member of Congress who feels like his constituents have gotten the short end of this stick, and that his constituents' children have gotten the short end of the stick? After all, they have already lent $20 billion. But it is my understanding, please correct me if I am wrong, there is $35 billion in this fund. That means there is $15 billion still to be left at the whim of the President. To put that as a reference to the citizens of this country, $35 billion is roughly what this Nation will spend on its veterans this year. Yet, you are telling me without a vote in this body, up to $35 billion can be pledged by the United States, with little or no guarantee that it will ever be repaid. As a matter of fact, I have heard the Mexicans have only made one debt payment one time in the past dozen years of so.”