Political Quotes

“as I travel across Montana, I hear from folks who work tirelessly every day to make ends meet. Many work long hours for too low wages, and they face ever-rising costs in housing and healthcare and other basic necessities, but folks in Montana are resilient, they are resourceful, they know how to live within their means, and they know how important it is to make the numbers add up at the end of the month. I rise because, as usual, Washington, DC, could learn a lot from Montana. This week, we will vote on a bill that swipes Washington's credit card to the tune of about $250 billion over the next 2 years-- dollars that will come out of the pockets of our kids and our grandkids. Now, this $250 billion comes on top of the $1 trillion the United States will add to the national deficit this year because our budget is that far out of whack. The previous year to this year was $800 billion that we added to the national debt. So to put that in perspective, that is about $2.2 trillion in just 2 years. If you are sitting at home wondering, $2.2 trillion; how much is that, it is far more than $250 billion. With $250 billion, half the students going to college for 4 years would not have to pay anything to go to school in the United States. We are adding $2.2 trillion, and it is going to continue on until we get our budget in line.…”