Dennis Hastert Quotes
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May not undermine the president as he leads us into war, and they may not give comfort to our adversaries, but they come mighty close.
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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.
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Our brothers, cousins, uncles, husbands, neighbors were in the war, ... Not everyone's cousin or uncle is in this war.
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Our hearts and prayers go out to him.
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We're starting to work to put together ideas, that's the first step. We need to put the ideas so we can frame the debate, so we can move forward for what the agenda is for the American people.
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The American people have pulled together in an amazing show of unity to help the Gulf Coast region, and I am proud of our citizens, ... Now, it is time for the U.S. House of Representatives to do the same.
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This tree will stand and grow and prosper, I hope, as a symbol of how this nation will stand and grow and prosper.
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He will come up to the Capitol, as far as we know right now, by a procession probably Wednesday morning and lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday and Thursday, and, we think, a funeral at the National Cathedral on Friday.
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Oil and gas companies are enjoying record profits. That is fine. This is America.
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She has all the qualities of leadership, except followers.
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I think it is probably not the best time in the world.
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We can't afford to ignore this issue, this year, ... We, on both sides of the aisle, have held out a promise to America's seniors that we will give them the opportunity to have a prescription drug benefit and a new modern Medicare.
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We're there, ... We can debate the reasons why we're there. ... But we are there.
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A partisan legislative package that ignores our key concerns on school construction, health care, and pensions policy.
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It's estimated for every $1 billion we spend on road construction, nearly 48,000 jobs are created.
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We're always making progress, every day, ... Sometimes it's inches. Sometimes it's feet. Sometimes it's backward.
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I agree with you that should work together in a bipartisan fashion, and I believe this work product is a result of a hard-fought compromise.
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Our economy is creating jobs and giving businesses the conditions they need to invest and succeed.
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This Congress is serious about doing everything we can to help local, state and federal officials respond to this crisis.
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By restraining spending and by cutting the deficit, Republican policies are helping to keep our economy strong.
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It's the job of Congress to do it and we need to be a partner in this operation.
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At the end of the day, my hope is that when the new Medicare- Prescription Drug Law gets up and fully running a lot more seniors will pay a whole lot less than they do today for their much-needed medications.
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We now have the largest surplus in history, ... As we commit ourselves to finding ways to secure our retirement programs, we also commit ourselves to bringing fairness to the tax code.
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Number one, you have to clean up and neutralize the situation in New Orleans so that they can get in and do the work there. And of course also in Alabama and Mississippi.