This is a major step forward. It is a step towards fiscal responsibility and it is a reflection of the Republican Congress' commitment to pursue the path of fiscal responsibility. |
This is a sweet victory. |
This is an aggressive proposal to try to do that, |
This is the one vote you'll have this year to reduce the rate of growth of the federal government. |
This is the only vote you will have to reduce the deficit. |
To protect our environment, our food supply and our health, I have been an opponent of the Clean Air Mercury Rule since it was first published, |
Unless you've got a national organization and a capability to run nationally, you aren't going to be a viable candidate of our party. |
We all have genes. This is a universal issue. It is something that impacts everyone. |
We all know we're going to have to put this off because of the present intensity of the Katrina issues, but whether it's two weeks, three weeks, I don't know. But the view is we're going to still execute this reconciliation package in a timely manner, |
We can act now ... or we can just bury our heads in the sand, ... It is not good policy to pass this problem on to our children. It's not fair and it's not right. |
We felt it was better to identify places ... where we knew we were going to have to spend it anyway. We know we're going to have to spend the money on the avian flu, |
We invaded Iraq to change a totalitarian, despotic regime, and we have been successful there. |
We just look at the House sometimes and shake our heads. |
We know mass transit is an issue. We could probably do another $100 million into mass transit and not affect this bill substantively. |
We must make sure that the people and areas that were directly affected by the storm get the help they need to get on their feet and get their communities rebuilt, ... At the same time, we must take every precaution to ensure that these funds are spent wisely. |