Political Quotes

“I could not agree more with that assessment. It is important for us to remind our colleagues of that because according to a recent CNN poll, the American people overwhelmingly support this by a margin of about 75 percent. Those who oppose it, those who are Members of this body, those who are Members of our sister body--the House of Representatives--who choose not to support it, will cast their ``no'' vote at their own political peril because the American people are standing and they are demanding more. They understand that, in the words of Benjamin Franklin: ``He'll cheat without scruple who can without fear.'' When Congress is free to spend more than it takes in every single year without political consequence, bad things happen. When Congress starts to manipulate more and more of the economy, that is something the American people understand is hurtful rather than helpful to them, to the people on the ground, to the person who is unemployed and looking for a job, to the person who is underemployed or underpaid for the work he does, to the single mother who is just worried about taking care of her children, to the grandparents who are worried about the future of their grandchildren, worried about the fact that for the first time in American history, Americans fear their posterity will enjoy a lower standard of living than what they have enjoyed.…”