Political Quotes

“A lot of people might call it partisan bickering, yelling at one another. But what is really going on here I think we all understand is a very serious debate about what the appropriate role of the Federal Government here in Washington is today. Now, last November the American people, I think, made a big decision. They sent this town a very serious message, that they want government in Washington to be smaller, less costly, and less intrusive into their lives. While they said that, they sent a new Congress here to change the way Washington does its business. Probably our largest priority is to actually put forward, and we are going to pass, a plan that will actually balance the Federal budget here in Washington. As we do that, we are going to reinvent government here in Washington and reinvent the role of government here in Washington.”