Political Quotes

“sometimes I feel sorry for the American people who have to sit and watch and listen to the rhetoric that comes from this Chamber. I believe the American people are troubled and sometimes ask themselves, who can we believe? Who can we believe, when people stand and give such contradictory conclusions? The fact is, in 1993 this country was facing nearly $300 billion in annual deficits. This year, the deficit is likely to be less than $50 billion. That is because a Democratic President and a Democratic Congress did what needed to be done. That is why we can talk about a balanced budget today. That is why we can talk about giving the American people a tax cut. We now know that there will be a tax cut. The argument that we have in this Chamber is what part of the American family community will benefit. My district has a median income of $22,000. My responsibility is to represent the working people and the working families in this country.”