Political Quotes

“I have the great pleasure to speak in support of the confirmation of my friend and colleague, Hillary Rodham Clinton, to be our next Secretary of State. Secretary-designee Clinton's stature, intellect, her experience make her uniquely qualified to take on this role, a role which comes at a critical time in our history. As chairman of the appropriations subcommittee that funds the State Department and our foreign assistance programs, I look forward to working closely with her and President Obama as they embark on the critical task of restoring America's leadership and image abroad. Some 8 years ago, President Bush inherited a balanced Federal budget. We were actually paying down the national debt. We had the biggest surplus in history. The U.S. economy was strong, and the country was at peace. Now, 8 years later, his successor, President Obama, has inherited from him the largest deficit in our Nation's history, an economic crisis and unemployment rate unlike any this country has experienced since the Great Depression.”