Political Quotes

“tonight over the next hour, I and my colleagues in the Republican leadership here in the U.S. House will be discussing our agreement with the White House to balance the Federal budget over the next 5 years, the permanent tax cuts that will be part of this plan, our efforts to protect and preserve Medicare, and other important parts of this agreement. We expect that the Speaker will be here to talk about what is in the agreement and what is not. The gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey] we expect will come and discuss why tax cuts in this agreement are so important. How this agreement saves Medicare I will deal with in a few minutes myself, and why the critics are wrong will be covered by the majority whip, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. DeLay]. How this agreement maintains a strong defense will be covered by the gentleman from California [Mr. Cox], the chairman of our policy committee; and how this agreement reflects Republican principles will be handled by the gentlewoman from Washington [Ms. Dunn], who is the Secretary to the Republican Conference. Why balancing the budget is important for our future and our children's future will be discussed by the gentlewoman from New York, the vice chair of the Republican Conference [Ms. Molinari]; and how this agreement makes Government smaller and smarter will be covered by the chairman of our leadership, the gentleman from New York [Mr. Paxon].”