Political Quotes

“Let me thank my colleague for yielding and congratulate Mr. Ryan and our members of the Budget Committee for a job well done. We have a budget here that will, in fact, balance over the next 10 years after having a debate with our colleagues across the aisle and across the building and downtown who all have budgets that never come to balance. I don't know where ``a balanced plan'' can be called ``a balanced plan'' if we never get to balance. The fact is that we've done the hard work of bringing this plan forward. This budget does more than just balance. It helps improve the lives and concerns of the American people and addresses things that are important to American families such as fixing the Tax Code. Lowering rates means more jobs and higher wages for the American people. Voting for this budget means supporting the Keystone pipeline, and American-made energy means more jobs and lower energy prices for the American people. Repealing ObamaCare and supporting patient-centered reforms means more jobs and lower health care costs for the American people; and protecting and strengthening Medicare means a secure retirement for older Americans. Cutting waste means more fairness and accountability for hardworking taxpayers. Doing all of this means preserving the American Dream, which is what we were sent here to do. We've balanced the budget before.…”