Political Quotes

“throughout my career I have been a staunch advocate for fiscal responsibility, believing that as a government we should make every effort to pay our own way and not leave our debts to our children. That same principle of fiscal responsibility compelled me to be an early cosponsor of the bankruptcy reform bill. I believe that, whenever possible, individuals should take personal responsibility for debts that they incur and pay what they owe. Under our current bankruptcy system, debtors can be absolved of their debts even when they may have the ability to pay. I support bankruptcy reform because I believe that if an individual has the ability to repay their debts, they should have an obligation to do so. The conference report we're considering today adheres to that basic principle. While I have supported bankruptcy reform throughout this Congress, however, I'm extremely disappointed with how we got to this point in the process. There has been a lot of talk about the need for bipartisanship recently, but there is little evidence of bipartisanship in the process used to develop this conference report. In fact, that process represents the exact opposite of bipartisanship. The minority was locked out of the deliberations completely.…”