Political Quotes

“I rise to reject the borrow and spend policies included in the Republican budget, a budget that fails to balance the Federal checkbook, ignores our obligations to Americans, and heaps debt on our children and grandchildren at the rate of $1 million a minute. Mr. Chairman, our budget, the Democratic alternative, would balance the Nation's budget by 2012 through fiscal discipline, something the Republicans refuse to do. And in contrast to the Republican budget, we would make the important investments in homeland security, health care, and services for our veterans. Specifically on education, we would restore what the Republican budget does not do. The Democratic budget would in fact invest in educating our children. It would meet our Federal obligations under No Child Left Behind and under special education, and it would not pass along these costs to our local and State governments. It would help young adults be able to get the advanced education needed to have the skills and the technology to be able to compete in the 21st century. We should reject the Republican budget and support the Democratic alternative.”