Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we find ourselves in the midst of a Presidential election. In years past it might be expected that during a Presidential election, politics would take precedent over policy. That is not right then and it is certainly not right now. Our Nation faces serious problems--immediate problems--and we cannot wait to tackle them until after the election. We are over $15.7 trillion in debt, and before the end of the year it will be over $16 trillion. We have a Tax Code that is unmanageable and a burden on conscientious taxpayers. If the Congress and the President fail to act, we have a tax increase coming next year that will dwarf any in our Nation's history. We cannot afford to wait another 7 months to get our fiscal house in order, and we need to act now. President Obama at least claims to understand that we cannot wait to address this fiscal crisis. He remarked recently that the fact this is an election year is not an excuse for inaction. Unfortunately, other than talk, the President and his liberal allies have done nothing to address either our rising debt or the fiscal cliff we are quickly approaching, both of which are significantly hindering our economic recovery and job growth. Last week President Obama's budget received zero votes in the Senate. For the second year in a row every Republican and every Democrat who voted on the President's budget voted against it.…”