Political Quotes

“the Wall Street Journal's editorial page says it all, calling Clinton's budget Kevorkian accounting. It is dead on arrival. Did the President's budget show leadership? I do not think so. Courageous? Not. Again, quoting the Wall Street Journal, ``Mr. Clinton's budget is essentially a defense of the status quo.'' Mr. Speaker, we were not elected to this great body to defend the status quo. We were elected to this great body to reform Congress, to get this Nation's financial house in order, and to make Government leaner and less intrusive. We have made great progress, passing a balanced budget amendment, unfunded mandate reform, and just yesterday the line item veto. Despite our President, who has taken a walk with his budget presentation, we will make the tough choices which will lead to a balanced budget. For the sake of our children and our children's children, we must not fail. We must show the courage and leadership to balance the budget.”