My answer to those that want to offset the spending is, 'Sure, bring me the offsets, I'll be glad to do it,' ... But nobody has been able to come up with any yet. |
My answer to those that want to offset the spending is: 'Sure, bring me the offsets, I will be glad to do it,' but no one has been able to come up with any yet. |
My defense in this case will not be technical or legalistic. It will be categorical and absolute. |
My earmarks are pretty important to building an economy in that region, ... What's good about the highway bill ... is it creates hundreds of thousands of jobs. It is an economic engine that drives the economy. |
My friends, I have violated no law, no regulation, no code of ethics and no House rule, ... I am innocent and I will prove it. |
My lawyers tell me that this is so frivolous, so over the top, so embarrassing to the judiciary that we ought to be able to get it out of here quickly, |
My own impression is the whole system broke down. |
My setback is temporary, but our victories will last a lifetime, ... So while they may have made me step aside for now, they can never make us stand down. |
My wife and daughter have any right, just like any other American, to be employed and be compensated for their employment, |
NECESSARY |
no basis in the facts or the law. |
No, that's for the lawyers to handle. |
none -- absolutely none. |
Not an option. |
not because of insufficient venom but because of insufficient merit. |