Political Quotes

“I testified last week before the Budget Committee about the enormous fiscal challenge we face as a Nation and offered a bipartisan solution to respond to outgoing U.S. Comptroller David Walker's characterization of a ``tsunami of spending and debt levels that could swamp'' our Nation. We must come together across the aisle, and if we don't get our financial house in order and make the sacrifices necessary today, we will hurt our children and our grandchildren. Jim Cooper and I have joined efforts, a Democrat and a Republican, calling for a national bipartisan commission that will put everything on the table, entitlement spending, other Federal program spending, and tax policy, and come up with recommendations to put our country on a sustainable path. Nothing would be off limits for discussion and recommendations by the commission members. Congress would be required to vote up or down on the plan. If other viable bipartisan solutions are presented, we should look at those too. I urge Members, I beg Members on both sides of the aisle to come together to take this issue to heart. Let's work together to take the necessary actions to save this country.”