Political Quotes

“So what we did in this body, when the budgets were brought up--they brought up the House budget--called the Ryan budget-- and we brought up the President's budget, and Senator Toomey and others had a budget, and every one of them was brought up--our Democratic colleagues voted against every one of them. And not in one instance did they set out before the people what they believed in, what they would advocate for, what they would fight for, what they believed would fix the American economy and put us on the right track. But they have invested a tremendous amount of effort in attacking Congressman Ryan and the House budget. Let me say this about that budget. Any budget is going to be subject to some complaint here and there, but it was historic. It would change the debt course of America. It would reduce our deficit by $3.5 trillion and it would create economic growth. It was designed not just to be a budget-cutting, frugal budget, but also to try to create growth and prosperity in this country and get this country moving again and get businesses hiring again. It was a historic and good budget that would change the debt course of America and put us on the right path, yet all we have heard from our colleagues, without offering anything themselves, is criticism of him. And I believe the House, as the Senator said, fulfilled their duty.”