Political Quotes

“in his 1984 State of the Union Address President Ronald Reagan said, ``As Governor, I found this line-item veto was a powerful tool against wasteful and extravagant spending. It works in 43 States. Let's put it to work in Washington for all the people.'' Now, more than a decade later, President Reagan may get his wish. As Republicans continue to honor our Contract With America, we are finally close to the enactment of a line-item veto. President Reagan communicated to us in ways that moved an entire nation. He painted pictures that emphasized our greatness, our heroes, and our hopes. His policies and his ideas were substantive, but he always had a knack for conveying a symbolism that helped Americans understand where he was taking us. No one in this Chamber would ever try to compete with the style of President Reagan, but the symbolism of the vote on the line-item veto should not be lost. The House is scheduled to pass the line-item veto on Monday, February 6, Ronald Reagan's 84th birthday. We will deliver the Democrat President a budget-cutting device of surgical precision, a tool the Democrat Congress denied Ronald Reagan for 8 years.”