Political Quotes

I will just move on quickly and say that the budget before us is a solid work product. It is a necessary continuation of last year's very successful and, I would say, historic deficit-reduction plan. It contains $13 billion in cuts below…

I rise today in support of S. 1560, which would make the Social Security Administration an independent agency. I believe this legislation elevates this important Federal agency to its proper status and acknowledges the importance of the…

the Senator from Texas, in the amendment that he offered here this afternoon, beginning at about 2:30 in the afternoon, seeks to eliminate every one of the President's initiatives, every single one of them, and he adds an $87 billion cut…

I commend the distinguished Senator from New Jersey for offering this very worthwhile amendment. We held hearings in the Senate Budget Committee last year on the whole question of tax expenditures and how very costly many of these tax…