Political Quotes

“last November, the call for change in Washington rang out from coast to coast. The American people called for us to put partisanship aside in pursuit of common ground, to end the culture of corruption, to cast away the rubber stamp, and, most importantly, to change the course in Iraq. This Congress has heard that call. As we reach our 100th day, we are well on our way to delivering a government as good and honest as the people it serves. From the very first day, we knew all our progress would depend on renewing the people's faith in the integrity of Congress. A lot of that is as a result of what we have been able to do here. Our first order of business was passing the toughest lobbying ethics reform legislation in the Nation's history, and we have done that. We voted to give working Americans a much deserved and long overdue raise in the minimum wage. We passed a continuing resolution that enacted tough spending limitations, and earmarks were eliminated.”