Political Quotes

“I thank the Presiding Officer. Who wants to do that? We are in a position where we have to make those kinds of tough choices, just as our counties, our cities, our mayors, and our State Governors are making every day. So now we are told the President is going to give a speech. He hasn't yet even discussed the danger we face. We are told the President is planning this major speech to discuss our long-term fiscal problem. I would say, first of all, it has to be considered a dramatic admission that his previous claims that his budget calls on us to live within our means, to pay down the debt and not add to the debt, were false. They say the President will support some of the recommendations in the fiscal commission, his own Commission, Bowles and Simpson. I hope that is true. But I just wish to say this: At this point in history, with the budget supposed to be passed in the Senate Friday and we haven't even had a markup to have a hearing on a budget; we have not seen one, other than the President's previous budget, which is so utterly irresponsible, I think he owes more than a speech. We hear a lot of speeches in this country, a lot from the President. What we need are numbers. What he needs to do is submit a new budget. If he is going to change his projections for the future and is going to propose alterations in our entitlement programs, let's see the numbers. He has around 500 people in the Office of Management and Budget.…”