Political Quotes

“The House has approved a budget. They presented a budget, debated a budget, discussed a budget, and passed a budget. There has been nothing in the Senate for over 800 days. On the weekends, people at home tell me: We have to stop spending money we do not have. We expect better. We expect better of those who are elected to go to Washington and represent us. We expect better. They also believe that the money they are sending to Washington--it is their money, not Washington's money--the money they are sending to Washington, people do not believe they are getting value for their dollar. If you asked ``Of every dollar you are sending in, how much value are you getting back,'' it is an alltime low--50 cents on the dollar. People don't think they are getting value. People want an efficient government. That is not what they are finding today. They are finding amazing amounts of waste, fraud, and abuse. Fundamentally, they are not finding a budget, a roadmap, a plan, and then life within that. That is why I come to the Senate floor with my colleague from Alabama today to say the law is specific--not just in the State of Wyoming but also in the United States--that we need to have a budget.”