Political Quotes

“Let me thank the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Mr. Rogers, and his staff, and all the staff for the sacrifices and hard work that they have put forward over the last several months in order to get us to this point. {time} 1330 For years now, our economy has been stalled and stumbling. In the private sector, jobs are not being created. Something's clogging the engine of our economy. That ``something'' is uncertainty, uncertainty being caused by the actions that are being taken in this town. One of the prime causes of uncertainty is spending. Our failure to deal with the spending binge has been chipping away at the economic confidence that Americans want to have in their country. Washington's spending addiction is a bipartisan problem. It didn't start under the current administration, but the current administration clearly made it worse. This problem is not going to be fixed overnight, and this bill does not fix it. The budget proposed by the chairman of the Budget Committee, Mr. Ryan, the Path to Prosperity, does deal with the long- term problem. What this bill does is stop the bleeding. It halts the spending binge and starts us moving back in the right direction. Does it cut enough? No. Do I wish it cut more? Absolutely. And do we need to cut more? Absolutely. There are some who claim that the spending cuts in this bill aren't real, that they are gimmicks. I just think that's total nonsense.…”