Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Arizona for the chance to work with you, and all our friends in the gallery. This is called the people's House because it is truly your House. Anybody that is here was elected, they didn't just walk in and sit down. They take an oath of office to do things in your best interest. What we have been trying to go through--and we have looked at all the different charts. All of you probably have a $1 bill somewhere in your wallet or your purse. I want you to imagine, taking this $1 dollar bill, and this is what you actually can control when it comes to the spending. So when I hear this thing about: Well, you just have to cut spending, you just have to cut spending. That is fine. Could you please give me a road map of what you want us to cut? That is not accepted because that is not what is being fed to you. I am going to tell you; we are here because of you. We are here for you. I thought the dollar bill was the easiest way to show it because we are all used to that. Mr. Speaker, I have 10 grandchildren--and maybe you can all relate to this. When our kids were growing up they liked to go skiing in the wintertime because I am from Pennsylvania. They came to me one time, and said, Dad, can we go skiing? I said, No, I don't have the money to go this weekend. They said, Sure you do. They went under the bed and picked out my checkbook that has three checks to a page. My son said, Here, you have all kinds of money.…”