Political Quotes

“in the 1 minute it will take me to address the House today, $780,000 will be added to the national debt. And when the next 1-minute speech is delivered--another $780,000. And so it goes minute after minute, hour after hour, day after day, month after month, and year after year. While Members of the House come to the floor and pound their chests about the need to do something about the Federal budget deficit-- nothing gets done. The time for talk is over. The A to Z spending cuts plan, sponsored by Congressmen Rob Andrews and Bill Zeliff, offers a unique opportunity to cut wasteful spending, one program at a time, one rollcall at a time. The American people know that the current budget process is not working. Individual Members have been banned from offering amendments to cut wasteful spending, and more often than not forced one up-or-down vote on an entire pork-filled package. Mr. Speaker, all or nothing is no way to pass a budget. As the old saying goes, "When you find yourself in a hole--stop digging." America needs the A to Z plan to cut spending.”