Political Quotes

“I know later tonight as we close up this great debate on the budget this year that we are going to give proper recognition to the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Kasich), but I think over the last 15 years, as many have labored in the fields for a more responsible approach on the Federal level, there is not a person in the United States Congress that deserves more credit for bringing us to a balanced budget than the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich). He is a genuine man, and everyone in this institution I think respects and appreciates the gentleman. I spent the first half of my life as a Democrat for 20 years. And I spent the second half of my life as a Republican, and I joined the Republican party in 1980 because I felt like the Federal Government was growing too big and out of control in some respects, and we needed to restore more accountability to Washington, D.C. I would say as a member of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations that this majority has hit its stride in balance, fairness.”