Political Quotes

“this is the 68th session day that we have had in this 109th Congress. We have passed bankruptcy reform, class action reform, an aggressive agenda, and many of the Democrats are voting for this agenda. And today we are continuing to move forward with an appropriations bill. We are going to be passing the Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations bill. And I would like to take a moment to commend the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula), subcommittee chairman, and the gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis), the Committee on Appropriations chairman, on a provision in this bill. This bill will do something we have talked about doing a lot: reducing spending, prioritizing. Fifty- six programs will be terminated, programs that have outlived their usefulness. It will be a $3.8 billion savings for the taxpayers. And why do we have our focus on priorities? Why does this majority have its focus on priorities? Because we know funding the war on terror, keeping this homeland safe, preserving freedom, is the priority for this great Nation. I commend the leadership for their good work. I look forward to the debate on this bill. ____________________”