Political Quotes

“This budget document represents a choice about the future of where we're going in this country. This represents a choice about whether we here in Washington are actually going to do something for the American people. You know, if you think about the American people right now when they're watching us on TV, you know, I don't blame them when they look at the TV in disgust and say, you know, they just don't get it up in Washington. They believe, and they're right, that Washington is broken and we have got to do something to fix it. Frankly, we have got to get the Federal Government working for the people again. But that means we have got to spend less. Earmarks are just the tip of the iceberg as far as our spending culture is here in Washington. Let's go ahead and take the first step. Let's reform that process because we have got to spend less. Let's face it: gas prices, they're too high. The American public is sick and tired of excuses coming out of Washington.”