Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, if our friends across the aisle are concerned about paying our bills and they are alarmed by the debt, then I think we should all get together, all 435 Members, and talk about fiscal responsibility and pass a balanced budget amendment. That is the way forward and to avert this financial catastrophe that we are flirting with. Let's be very candid, Mr. Speaker, about what we are doing here. Let's be candid with the American people about what we are doing here in this Chamber tonight. This is about a debt ceiling limit increase to ram through more wasteful and reckless spending. We are renovating our house in Texas, and I found an old political mailer, a 9-year-old mailer; and I was outraged about the fact that we had a $14 trillion debt. Today that is $29 trillion. It is not about placing blame on Republicans or Democrats, it is about recognizing we have an issue that is going to destroy this country if we don't address it. And we continue to kick the can down the road and land that can on the backs of future generations like my 15-year-old son and my 12-year-old son. There are failed states in this world. Here is a $100 trillion bill from the Nation of Zimbabwe. It is worth maybe 40 cents. It is essentially worthless. That could be what we end up with if we don't recognize the fact that at the local level cities can't spend more than they take in, counties can't, even States can't. So why does the Federal Government get to?…”