Political Quotes

“I join my colleagues today in speaking out against the Democrats' very reckless $3.5 trillion--that is with a ``t''--tax-and-spending spree that Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are rushing through Congress. They are going to make history if they get this passed. This will be the largest spending bill in our Nation's history. Let me say that again. This will be the largest spending bill in our Nation's history. Through this bill, Congressional Democrats are trying to reshape the very foundation of our great Nation. They are trying to pass their far- left policies and push the United States of America down the path of socialism. I don't say that lightly. I don't like to use a lot of hyperbole, but that is what is going on. This reckless tax-and-spending spree bill is packed full of tax increases and new spending programs that will kill hundreds of thousands of jobs; it will reduce economic growth; and it is throwing more fuel on the inflation fire that we see burning right now across this economy. In fact, according to the Tax Foundation, it would reduce take-home pay for low- and middle-income Americans. It will expand and insert the Federal Government into every aspect of Montanans' and Americans' lives, and it is going to bankrupt our country.…”