Political Quotes

“If my friend the Republican leader wishes to speak, I, of course, would withhold. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader. Mr. McCONNELL. I thank the majority leader. I wish to commend the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, for his determination and perseverance. It wasn't easy, but Speaker Boehner has been working tirelessly over the past few months and especially over these past few days to build consensus within his party and to pass a bill through the House that would end this crisis and take an important step toward getting our fiscal house in order. While Democrats in the Senate have been over here plotting about how they can prevent a solution to this crisis, Speaker Boehner rolled up his sleeves and did the hard work needed to prevent the crisis. So I thank him for taking his responsibilities as a legislator, as a leader, and as a citizen so seriously and getting the job done. He and the other Republicans in the House have now passed two bills that would not only end this crisis, but would actually do something about its root cause. They know as well as I do that Washington cannot continue to borrow 40 cents of every dollar it spends and not expect a reckoning. It may not be this Tuesday. But unless we do something to rein in our spending and our debt an even bigger crisis will come.…”