Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following the remarks of Senator DeMint, his vote and the next vote be 10 minutes in duration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture having been invoked, the motion to refer falls. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is yielded back. The Senator from South Carolina, Mr. DeMint, is recognized for up to 10 minutes. Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I know many here are very anxious to start a new government agency, and I won't hold you up for very long. It is important that we recognize some things that are happening. There is probably one good thing we can do tonight--maybe--to stop the landslide of more government control. In the last year--a little over a year--we have seen this Federal Government take over two of our largest auto companies, our largest mortgage company, our largest insurance company, and expand its control on America's domestic energy sources, and, of course, we had the debate on trying to expand control of health care. We are expecting, very soon, a new financial reform package that will expand Federal control everywhere from Wall Street to the local pawnshop. While these big things are coming in front of us, there are things happening in the executive branch that are circumventing Congress, and that should concern us. A lot of you have heard from industries back home about what the EPA standards are doing. Businesses don't know what to expect, nor do local communities.…”