[Even conservative lawmakers who are the staunchest opponents of earmarks -- and who now want to rescind some of those projects to pay for Katrina relief -- don't hesitate to go after the money in normal times.] Uncle Sam takes so much money away from my constituents that I'm happy to try to get some of it back, ... When someone comes to me and asks what I want in the highway bill, I don't mind telling you what projects are important to the 5th District of Texas. |
A lot of these funds are just going to end up in the hands of very politically active groups to come back and lobby us, |
And our people are winning the hearts and minds of the citizens, ... Iraqi people would run out and wave to the helicopters as we flew by. I heard story after story told by soldiers about how grateful these people are to have potable water, schools, and even electricity in their homes - some for the first time in their lives. |
At the end of the day, conservatives are not going to walk away from the first chance since 1997 to pass mandatory savings, |
Congress must do everything necessary to attend to the immediate needs of those who have tragically lost their homes and their livelihoods, |
I don't quite understand how someone would want to close down an airport for purposes of saving jobs, |
I think our seniors have gone 220 years without a prescription drug benefit, ... I don't think they will begrudge us having them wait one more year. |
The newest battlefield in the fight to protect the First Amendment is the Internet, ... The Internet is the new town square, and campaign finance regulations are not appropriate there. |
We don't know exactly what's going to happen, but we know something is going to happen, ... These are natural disasters, but they shouldn't be unanticipated. |
You can't tell me there aren't places to save a penny or two on the dollar and ship it to relief in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, ... I just don't believe it as I look around. |