"I would submit to this committee, we have already taken that cut, and that we believe that any review and analysis of that would say that if we did take a cut, we would be putting ourselves at risk for the entire House of Representatives."
"I will tell you that some of the things we do is to talk people into or out of things they wish to do."
"Costs that could be born more effectively by the Rules Committee will instead be shifted to the House and other legislative branch agencies at a much higher cost."
"During my first term in Congress, in 1997 and 1998, I had the opportunity to sit on this committee."
"I believe that at a time of skyrocketing debt and unparalleled spending, we must look for other solutions."
"I would also like to thank Chairman Dreier who is an energetic proponent for biennial budgeting."
"Biennial budgeting may be just one of those solutions, and I will commit that this subcommittee will continue to pursue not only this idea but other ideas."
"Well, first of all, we need to make sure that, as we look at all that we're spending in Washington, D.C., with not only the -- the entitlement spending, but also the bigger government, we cannot affor..."
"We need to make sure that as we look at -- at all that we are spending in Washington, D.C., with not only the -- the entitlement spending, but also the bigger government, we cannot afford anymore."
"The stimulus was excessive spending that did not meet the intended targets."
"American families and small businesses are making sacrifices across this country and cutting expenses due to tough economic times. Yet this Democratic majority continues to spend like there's no probl..."