Political Quotes

“when the President outlines the priorities for the country, you would think that his administration might follow them in the budget, and yet that did not happen. When you look at the administration's budget, it somehow missed the President's call for health care reform. In fact, the President's budget does not cover the costs of his Health Care Reform Program. With the President talking so much about welfare reform, you would think it would be reflected in the budget. The budget does not cover the President's Welfare Reform Program. With the President endorsing the Crime Program now before the Senate, you would think his budget would have included money to carry out the Crime Program. It does not. You would think that with the President talking so much about Government reorganization and the cutting of 252,000 employees, you would think that that would be reflected in the budget. It was not. The President's budget does not match what the President has been saying. That will be a problem for us as we deal with these matters before the Congress.”