Political Quotes

“Yesterday for the first time in 34 years, voters in Oregon elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. Despite being outspent over 3 to 1 and largely from Washington special interest money, Democrat Ron Wyden was elected to replace Republican Bob Packwood. Why? Because Oregon voters are sick and tired of Speaker Gingrich shutting down Government in this country, not once but twice, and voters are sick and tired of Speaker Gingrich threatening over and over to force our Nation into bankruptcy, all because the Speaker wants his extremist agenda enacted into law in this country. People all over the country are rejecting this kind of thinking. They are rejecting cuts in Medicare to give tax breaks to the wealthiest individuals in this country. Voters are rejecting cuts in student loans and cuts in environmental programs in order to give tax breaks to the largest companies in America. That kind of extremist thinking is not what the American people want. Let us have a balanced budget that protects Medicare, protects the environment, and does not give major tax breaks to the wealthiest people in this country that do not need it.”