Political Quotes

“I believe that there is no more pressing issue than balancing the budget before this Congress. Along with my 10 other fellow Republican freshmen Senators and over 70 freshmen Republican Members of the House, I was elected with a simple mandate: to restore fiscal sanity to the Federal Government. If this Congress today does not take steps to change the profligate spending habits of the Federal Government, the Members of this Congress, Republicans and Democrats alike, will be to blame for leaving an enormous mountain of debt to be paid by our children, the next generation, and future generations of Americans. Mr. President, we simply cannot continue the current trend of Federal spending. Already the Federal debt is fast approaching $5 trillion. A family of four currently pays $440 per month in taxes just to pay the interest on our national debt. For the long term, the statistics are astounding. By the year 2000, just 5 years away, the Federal debt will exceed $6.7 trillion. This trend creates a debt of $25,000 for every man, woman, and child in America.”