Political Quotes

“I thank Senator Johanns. It is an honor to be here with him, and also with the good Senator from Tennessee, Lamar Alexander. It is great to be here with them as well as Senator Risch from Idaho. We have a common shared experience as Governors. It is wonderful to draw on that. I also have to mention that the Presiding Officer in the Senate today, Senator Shaheen, is a former Governor as well. So we have that common, shared experience, actually, here today on both sides of the aisle. It is an honor and it is a pleasure to be here with you and talk about this matter that is so very important, particularly as we face the need to do something on the debt ceiling. This issue of dealing with a balanced budget is paramount for our entire country and your lead-in is exactly right. We served together as Governors. As a matter of fact, the truth is, I would call the Senator--because he was elected Governor before I was--for advice and ask him about some of the things he was working on in Nebraska. Our States share many things in common; one the Senator mentioned, a low unemployment rate. The unemployment rate in our State is 3.3 percent. Again, I attribute that to the ability of building a probusiness, progrowth, projobs environment that stimulates private investments, stimulates jobs. The Senator mentioned so very accurately that jobs are created by the private sector, not by government.…”