Political Quotes

“The fact is tax cuts are one issue that helps the economy. It is a policy matter that was made by the Congress. This is homeland security, where we have spent billions of dollars and done extraordinary work. It is nonsense to bring up the tax issue while we are talking about appropriating the money for homeland security. That is a fact. That is a different debate for a different day, but this is also not cost sharing with local government from the Federal Government. We cannot do everything, and for a lot of people on this side we cannot appropriate enough money. It does not matter what the level is, they will want more, and they will play politics with this issue because they think it can resonate, and this is unfortunate because the best work here is when we get together and we do what is right, and that is what we are trying to do on this side of the aisle.”