Political Quotes

“I thank our distinguished ranking member, Mr. Dicks, for yielding me this time. Madam Speaker, in our tender economy, where job creation should be our top priority, this flawed legislation moves us backwards. It gives no confidence to the markets that anyone here in the majority knows what they are doing. It is just more fits and starts and stops. This bill is partial, it is short term, and it is a selective bill that leaves the vast majority of budget choices off the table. It is irresponsible. It selects only some of our valiant fighting forces--some would say ``uses'' them--and extends paychecks for only some through the end of September. But it leaves out the majority of Americans who expect good government out of this Congress to ensure economic growth and a continued recovery on the job front. The American people are sick and tired of political antics. Let me point out this bill is so flawed it leaves out the veterans who come home and can't get work and are lined up with their families at food banks across this country. This bill does nothing about reemploying them, nor assuring their sustenance as employment and food commodity programs are left off the table. {time} 1300 This resolution leaves out decisions regarding food supplies to those pantries so essential to holding life together for our unemployed veterans as well as for millions of other Americans facing hard times. And what about those vets lined up to exercise their GI benefits at local community colleges?…”