Political Quotes

“I believe my friend from Utah is absolutely correct. There is a creditability gap here. These modest cuts should prompt Washington to take a closer look at how we spend taxpayers' money. I saw today that the White House is now--they claim because of the sequester--canceling White House tours. It is astonishing when they say they will not cut the personnel there in terms of the security, but they will cancel the tours. I would invite people from all around the country who are planning a trip to Washington to come to the Senate, come to the House, and come to the Capitol. We will make sure they receive tours if they would like. Talk about a loss of credibility. The Washington Post evaluates statements of folks, and over the last week they have given Pinocchios for those who are not telling the truth. There has been a parade of Pinocchios--a dozen of these Pinocchios that were given. One statement is the President's false claim on Friday during his news conference that Capitol janitors will be receiving a pay cut. They gave him four Pinocchios for that. It is not true. ``The threat to free meals for seniors,'' there are Pinocchios there. The false claim of pink slips for teachers by the Secretary of Education, another four Pinocchios. There are two Pinocchios for the claim that ``up to 70,000 children would lose access to Head Start and early Head Start services.'' The Senator from Utah mentioned the concerns about the FAA with furloughs and closed air towers.…”