Political Quotes

“I think the American people get it. I think the American people understand that the driving issue of our time is the debt that threatens every good and hopeful wish we have for the future of our country. Senator Coats, who is one of our finest Members of the Senate--he left us, served as Ambassador to Germany, spent a number of years in Europe, and then came back and has been reelected. Let me ask him, fundamentally, this question. Pete Domenici--you served with Pete--served with a Democratic wise lady, Alice Rivlin, on another debt commission. He testified before the Budget Committee recently: I have never feared more for my country. That was a deep, personal statement from Pete Domenici, who chaired the Budget Committee in the Senate previously. I ask the Senator, what are you hearing from your constituents, and what is your belief at this time in history about the dangers we face?”