Political Quotes

“Mr. President, last week, the Senate passed a $1.5 trillion funding bill that the Democratic majority insisted was full of must-pass, got-to-have-it, can't-live-without-it provisions that the American people were demanding. Unfortunately, the reality of what made it into that bill doesn't match the fantasy my Democratic colleagues conjured up for the cameras. In reality, this $1.5 trillion package was another spending spree. It was complete with 4,400 earmarks--4,400 earmarks. Now, these earmarks don't have any Federal nexus. They are not connected to your military post or your Federal highway. These are things for shopping centers and parks and city renovations and--you name it--pet projects. So that is not government funding; that is a Big Government windfall that the American people simply can't afford. As we all know, an inability to pay for these programs has never stopped this Democratic majority from shoving through their radical and increasingly destructive agenda. By their own admission, the out-of- control spending habits have contributed to decades-high inflation. Imagine that. What we know is that, in Tennessee, I am talking to people every day. They can't afford food and gas and to pay all of their monthly expenses, but for some reason, my Democratic colleagues think taxpayers will be happy to pay for their pet projects back home--all 4,400 of them. You just can't make this stuff up. The American people are really confused by this.…”