-
If you want to be effective in this town, you need to get over it to get things done.
Dennis Hastert -
As we agreed, the Congress will include this funding in the upcoming emergency appropriations bill to fund the recovery and rebuilding efforts for hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The bill we send to the president for signature will include the $125 million.
Dennis Hastert
-
Noble mission to free the Iraqi people from an evil tyrant.
Dennis Hastert -
Too many employers have said that they are unable to find skilled workers.
Dennis Hastert -
Trade creates jobs and lifts people out of poverty. And when that happens, societies stabilize and grow. And there is nothing like a stable society to fight terrorism and strengthen democracy, freedom and rule of law.
Dennis Hastert -
We're cautiously optimistic, ... We're doing as well as we can expect, it's going to be a long night and we have to see what happens in California.
Dennis Hastert -
It's the narrowest of margins over there. It's difficult to get things out of the Senate. It would be very unfortunate if that happens, but I'm going to wait and see.
Dennis Hastert -
Taxpayers need relief, ... Consumer confidence is down, energy prices are up, and economic growth is stagnant. The economy needs a boost, and this tax relief will provide that boost.
Dennis Hastert
-
It is nonsense for the Attorney General to say she had no more options.
Dennis Hastert -
In the long run, we must focus on what is the better good for mankind.
Dennis Hastert -
It's estimated for every $1 billion we spend on road construction, nearly 48,000 jobs are created.
Dennis Hastert -
When it comes to a question of the safety of our troops, I don't think we should have any question at all. For our members to move a piece of legislation, they have to have confidence that we do no harm, that we actually make sure that our troops are safe.
Dennis Hastert -
Our brothers, cousins, uncles, husbands, neighbors were in the war, ... Not everyone's cousin or uncle is in this war.
Dennis Hastert -
President Reagan was a leader at a time when the American people most needed leadership. He outlined a vision that captured the imagination of the free world, a vision that toppled the Communist empire and freed countless millions.
Dennis Hastert
-
The emergency funding measure cannot be short-sighted -- it cannot simply replace bullets for bullets and bombs for bombs spent in Kosovo.
Dennis Hastert -
Our hearts and prayers go out to him.
Dennis Hastert -
We're always making progress, every day, ... Sometimes it's inches. Sometimes it's feet. Sometimes it's backward.
Dennis Hastert -
Our long national nightmare might not be over, but who knows -- maybe it's the beginning of the end of it.
Dennis Hastert -
I am proud of our president, our troops, and our allies, ... Yes, we are fighting to preserve our national security. But we are also fighting to preserve the universal ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Dennis Hastert -
I've never run a plantation before. I'm not even sure what kind of association she's trying to make. If she's trying to be racist, I think that's unfortunate.
Dennis Hastert
-
Given the abysmal failure of state and local officials in Louisiana to plan adequately for or respond to the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans, and given the long history of public corruption in Louisiana, ... I am not confident that Louisiana officials can be trusted to administer federal relief aid.
Dennis Hastert -
This tree will stand and grow and prosper, I hope, as a symbol of how this nation will stand and grow and prosper.
Dennis Hastert -
Oil and gas companies are enjoying record profits. That is fine. This is America.
Dennis Hastert -
I have a hard time seeing the balance in the Senate bill because it unilaterally disarms one side. And I think there are some inherent flaws, some constitutional flaws in the Senate bill.
Dennis Hastert