Political Quotes

“I very much want to thank the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Berry) for what he had to say. I too heard the President of the United States just a couple of weeks ago stand in this well and tell the American people we would not pass our problems on to the next generation. Maybe the President does not read his own budget. I would hope he does. He signs it before he sends it to us. Maybe the President is not aware that since the passage of his budget and his tax cuts that our Nation's debt has increased by $758,108,651,628.89. The first $2 trillion budget in American history incidentally was not submitted by a guy named Dukakis or a wild-eyed liberal named McGovern. It was submitted by George W. Bush. The first $2.25 trillion budget in American history was not submitted by a wild-eyed liberal. It was submitted by George Bush. Mr. Speaker, I would hope someone in this body would explain to me that when the tax cuts take place with great fanfare, they take place during the middle of the day or during prime time TV. But when my Republican colleagues want to raise the debt limit and burden the next generation with these bills, that vote takes place about 3 or 4 in the morning. You will notice there will not be a reporter up there. Most of our constituents will be asleep.”