Political Quotes

“What we see in this highly politicized Chamber for the last month is Republicans trying to portray Democrats as big spenders. And Democrats trying to portray Republicans as guardians of the wealthy and the privileged. What do the American people want? The American people want the President of the United States to get rid of both pork barrel spending and tax loopholes for special interests. This language, which is identical to the language of the Contract With America, does just that. It keeps a promise with the American people that those Members in this Chamber care about deficit spending and want to cut deficit spending. Anybody in this Chamber who is serious about that wants to get rid of both pork barrel spending and tax loopholes for the rich. This is the only way to do that. The new Speaker talked about honoring President Reagan and Babe Ruth. I think we should hit a home run in honor of Babe Ruth today and do this bill right and give the President the authority to get rid of both.”