Political Quotes

“let me applaud Senator Enzi and his staff for their very hard work. I certainly agree with Senator Enzi that we need a government that is accountable, that we need to get rid of waste in government, and that we need to get rid of duplicative programs. I don't think there is any debate on that. I look forward to working with Senator Enzi and others to make that happen. However, the Republican budget is far, far more than that. Today, I rise in strong opposition to the motion to go to conference on the budget resolution. The budget resolution the Senate passed on March 27 moves this country in exactly the wrong direction, and the House budget resolution, in many respects, is even worse. The Federal budget is more than just a long list of numbers, although God knows there is a long list of numbers in the budget. The Federal budget is about our national priorities and about our values. It is about how we assess the problems facing our country, of which there are many--and I am not sure Senator Enzi would disagree with me if I laid it out--and how we go forward in addressing the problems on which there is a fundamental divide. That is what the Senate is now dealing with. What are the problems facing our country and how do we move forward? Let me begin by saying that despite the modest gains of the Affordable Care Act, there remain in this country 35 million Americans who have no health insurance.…”