Political Quotes

“we were down here on the floor talking about this bill one night. I got an e-mail from a gentleman out in California, identified himself as a liberal Democrat. And he said, your House speech got it right. Programs started with the best of intentions will eventually outlive their usefulness, but their built-in bureaucracies have political champions that will not let these programs die ever. Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what we are seeing. We have before us a deficit reduction plan that would put us on a track to reforming government and yielding a savings. It is a good solid plan. It is a good solid start. Unfortunately, our friends across the aisle do not get it. Ronald Reagan had it right. There is nothing so close to eternal life on earth as a Federal Government program. And the reason that is true is because these folks built a bureaucracy to themselves out of 40 years of Democrat control and they have had a choice and they have chosen to support the bureaucracy. They have chosen not to reduce those programs even when Democrat governors of our own State in Tennessee say the Medicaid programs have to be reformed. They choose not to support those.”