Political Quotes

“I think the points that the gentleman is making are absolutely correct. Ostensibly we live in a democracy, and ostensibly it is the President of the United States and the House and the Senate that represent the American people, and presumably are elected to do the best that we can to represent the interests of the American people, and presumably are elected to do the best that we can to represent the interests of the American people. And one of the aspects of this whole bailout which bothers me very, very much, is that all over this country the American people know what a lemon it is. They know that with the $290 billion deficit, and with people in this body talking about cuts in Medicare and Medicaid and nutrition programs for the elderly and for the children, that it is absolutely insane to be talking about putting $40 billion of American taxpayers' money at risk in this bailout. It is not often in my view, as the only Independent in the Congress, that actually the Congress hears the needs of the American people.”