Political Quotes

“Mr. President, some of those proposals were also Republican proposals with which a number of us on this side of the aisle agree. Many of them however were not. Many of them represent Government spending with which we disagree, which we think is wasteful, money that we think ought to be returned to the people of the United States. Nevertheless, we support the budget resolution and those spending programs because this resolution also provides tax relief for the American people and does overall reduce the rate of growth in Government spending. As a consequence, Mr. President, this is not a Republican budget resolution here today. This is a resolution the outlines of which were agreed to by the Republican leadership in both Houses, by the Democratic leadership in this body and the President of the United States. We have before us an amendment, however, that totally and completely breaches that set of agreements. It adds $30 billion in taxes on the backs of the American people.”