Political Quotes

“I thank Mr. Smith for his participation in this meaningful dialogue. The American people are waiting for what we will do to not only continue our fight to have the reduction in our deficit, a spending cuts reduction but also the third part which they are looking for now are the tax cuts, how we will make it possible. We have heard from some on the other side of the aisle that say we are going to pay for these tax cuts at the expense of students. Nothing could be further from the truth. There is no Republican proposal to eliminate the Pell Grant Program, the college work study program, or the student loan program. We are going to continue these programs and they are very valuable to our students. Let me look if I may, Mr. Speaker, to some very important individuals who, in fact, are Governors of four States who know best what has happened on a State level when they have cut taxes. What has happened in four States. I could give now at this time a letter which goes to some of the points they have made in recent discussions before my colleagues here in the House. The four governors we are speaking of are William Weld, Tommy Thompson, John Engler, and Christine Todd Whitman. They write in support of the efforts both to cut Federal taxes and reduce the Federal budget deficit. As Governors, they have all cut taxes the same time. Yet they have also balanced their budgets.”