Political Quotes

“I think Congressman Gutknecht and Congressman Tauzin, as much as it is important to reform the tax structure, and, believe me, the American people want that, they also want to make sure we have a more business friendly Congress and business friendly government. What I am talking about now is people who have tried to deal with the Federal Government to do work. I had a gentleman who has a business in my district that wants to do business with the Federal Government, but he had 187 pages he had to fill out for a $25,000 contract. He had to hire an accountant, an attorney, and an engineer to assist him in that regard. I do not think we are not a business friendly government if we cannot figure out a way to make sure that we encourage people to be vendors, those who can come forward with their Government, give a quality product, and try to sell it to the Government on a bid process. I am talking about getting the best product for the lowest price. Well, he may have had the best product, but the Federal Government will never have the chance to buy it, because he did not want to go through 187 pages of paperwork. So I think that has to be part of our initiative, to make sure this is a government that works leaner and works better.”