Political Quotes

“I value the Senator's views on these issues so much. I recall when the Senator chaired the Joint Economic Committee, the Select Committee of the House and Senate. He was our chairman. Since then he has been known as one of the authoritative voices on our economy, as well as Senate business. I guess I would first say that I am very intrigued by your legislation. It sounds as though it is something that is exactly what we need. I don't, I guess, want to be in a political tit for tat, but I remember and recall the Senator from Utah opposing the stimulus package that was on the floor and voting against that and raising concerns about it. I think the general concern most often raised was one that Nobel Prize Laureate Gary Becker raised: It wasn't one that creates jobs. I guess I would ask, based on the Senator's experience in the Senate, the amount of money that went into that bill--the purpose was supposed to be to create jobs--give us your honest evaluation of how well it has performed.”