Political Quotes

“last week, the Senate Budget Committee took an important first step in helping to change the way we do business here in Washington--by reporting out a balanced budget. This week, we take the next step as the Senate begins debating how best to make the government live within its means and set spending limits for our Nation. But we are running out of time, and unless we do something soon, our Nation will be overspending nearly $1 trillion a year. Now, that is actually $1,000 billion a year. A trillion dollars makes it sound rather trivial. It is $1,000 billion a year of overspending. Hard-working taxpayers are paying attention. In fact, 24 States have already passed a constitutional balanced budget amendment, and there are 10 more that are working on it. If all of these States pass similar measures, we will have 34 States needed for a constitutional convention on a balanced budget and we will be forced to act as they desire. ``If it isn't all of you,'' they are saying, ``it will be all of us.'' Well, we are elected to represent our constituents. In the face of such demands, we should act or someday it will be out of our hands. One of the best ways to balance our budget is to make our government more efficient, effective, and accountable. If Congress does its job, we can have some flexibility and eliminate what is not working, starting with the worst first. Then we can eliminate waste and streamline what is left.…”