Political Quotes

“I rise to discuss my concerns with the fiscal security of our country. This week we are considering the fiscal year 2009 congressional budget resolution in the Budget Committee. As stewards of the public trust, the Congress needs to make hard choices necessary to leave a fiscally and economically sound country to our children and grandchildren. Unfortunately, the easy road is where we have already trod. The budget we will be working on today is another slip of paper in a trail leading this country to financial ruin. We simply cannot sustain the current level of spending which is spiraling out of control. I know that crafting an annual budget is a difficult task, but it is important. This document is a vital part of the operation of Congress. It sets a fiscal blueprint that Congress will follow for the year and establishes procedural hurdles when these guidelines are ignored. As stewards of the public trust, we owe to it all American taxpayers to use the funds they provide us in the most effective and efficient means possible. If we do that, we provide future generations with a strong and secure U.S. economy. If we don't, then the children of America's future will be waking up to something very unpleasant.”