Political Quotes

“I want to open with some kudos to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Kasich]. There is always one warrior that is out there with faith when there is little hope; and the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Kasich], our distinguished Committee on the Budget chairman, was that individual. He stayed with this and persevered months and even years to bring us to this point. What is this about? It is about the average American wanting Washington, D.C. to balance its checkbook the way they have to balance their checkbooks or be penalized the way they are penalized. But as with many other things in this city, potentially the devil is in the details. I am going to vote for this budget resolution, but I share the concerns of the coalition Blue Dog Democrats about potentially the details of this agreement. They are called enforcement provisions. They are simply the teeth in the agreement, when we finish this work weeks from now, that allows us to follow through on the commitments that we make today and tomorrow.”