Political Quotes

“First of all, I thank the Senator for his leadership. He has been talking loudly and clearly about the fact that we should not have recessed this week. I know President Obama tried to claim credit for that. It is because of the Senator's leadership and the members of the Republican conference in the Senate who said: No, we are bankrupting America and we need to stay here and start debating this issue. Unfortunately, that is not what we have been doing this week. It is sad. One word I have used all the time now that I have come to Washington is ``unbelievable.'' It is simply unbelievable that tomorrow will mark 800 days that we haven't passed a budget. My background is in business for the last 34 years. I have had to produce budgets on time. I have had people produce budgets for me on time. In business--even a small business--it is inconceivable that if you tell a colleague to make sure to have the budget on your desk by April 15 that it wouldn't be there; 99.9 percent of those accountants and controllers would have a budget on time, on April 15. We are dealing with the United States of America. We are talking about our financial future, the fate of America. The Democrats in the Senate have failed to meet that obligation for 2 years in a row. That is simply unbelievable, and it is so incredibly irresponsible. Really, I think the Senate has been guilty of willful neglect. The phrase I have used is that the Senate has been ``fiddling'' while America is going broke. That is sad.…”