Political Quotes

“And see if it could be cleared here, too. Madam President, last night in his State of the Union Address, the President of the United States spoke of the difference between taking action to balance the Federal budget and the political exercise of considering a constitutional amendment on balancing the budget. I mention this because the American people know there is a big difference between talking about a constitutional amendment to balance the budget, a big difference between talking about what you might or might not do, and actually doing it. Here is what President Clinton said. Balancing the budget requires only your vote and my signature. It does not require us to rewrite our Constitution. I believe it is both unnecessary and unwise to adopt a balanced budget amendment that would cripple our country in time of economic crisis and force unwanted results, such as judges halting Social Security checks or increasing taxes. Listen to what the President said. Balancing the budget requires only the vote of the Congress and his signature. This from a President who in the 22 years I have been here is the only President who has brought the deficit down 4 years in a row--the only President who has done that. In fact, if we were not paying the interest on the deficits run up during Presidents Reagan and Bush administrations, we would have a surplus today and not a deficit.”