Dennis Hastert Quotes
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Our hearts and prayers go out to him.
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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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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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For the sake of our children and our grandchildren, we can't afford to let this fail.
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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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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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A partisan legislative package that ignores our key concerns on school construction, health care, and pensions policy.
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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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It's the job of Congress to do it and we need to be a partner in this operation.
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There are some people who would have it politically convenient to have a recession because that means they would have a political advantage. We are not going to let that happen, ... By moving that tax cut early and having it in time to kick this economy up and get it going, we are not going to let that happen.
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We're there, ... We can debate the reasons why we're there. ... But we are there.
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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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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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It's estimated for every $1 billion we spend on road construction, nearly 48,000 jobs are created.
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She has all the qualities of leadership, except followers.
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Oil and gas companies are enjoying record profits. That is fine. This is America.
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I think it is probably not the best time in the world.
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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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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.
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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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I pledge to work with those Democrats who want to work with me.
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One way we gave small businesses more money to invest was by extending tax provisions on expensing. This allows businesses to immediately write off things like equipment, without being burdened by depreciation requirements.
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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.