Political Quotes

“Well, I had mentioned in my first remarks that I had not had a chance to be home that much because of this hectic pace here. I have gone home every weekend though for short periods of time, and this Contract With America is great. People are still talking about it. They know what are doing up here. They are pleased with what we are doing. They know we are making progress, and what I tell them is that we are in essence simply doing what we said we would do. Now I got to admit that is unusual for somebody in politics to do that, but that is our motto, we are actually doing what we said we would do. We are holding ourselves out as responsible, as accountable, to the American public. We put it down in writing. It was published in TV Guide. People out there know what it is, and I am pleased to stand up and say, ``Yes, hold us accountable, make us do what we said we would do, make us bring these bills up onto the floor, have a full and open debate, which we are having,'' and again, as I say, the hidden peril in this is make us all vote up or down on those, and, if you don't like the way we voted on it, then you can bring us home the next time you have a chance, in 2 years. So, I, too, am pleased to be with all of you. I cannot imagine what it is like to toil in the trench like you have. We are spoiled, and I would not have it any other way.”