Dennis Hastert Quotes
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We're there, ... We can debate the reasons why we're there. ... But we are there.
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Well, there's a lot of types of tax cuts in the menu ... Some people are talking about an across-the-board tax cut, there's marriage penalty, there's reduction for earnings test and seniors and Social Security. There's a lot of things that we're looking at and I think whatever we do will be part of a mix.
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When the electricity goes out and everything else goes out -- you don't have the pumps to pump it out either. Because it doesn't work either.
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Our economy is creating jobs and giving businesses the conditions they need to invest and succeed.
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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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Ronald Reagan's long journey has finally drawn to a close, ... optimism and ... Western can-do spirit.
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We want to make sure that Social Security is fixed for those people who have had that promise and there's something in the future for our younger workers. And we're not about to do a welfare program.
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What we try to do is to try to put patients first.
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We're at a deadlock with a couple of people in the Senate who know everything, ... So we have to do what we have to do to make this work and kick the can down the road for another fight.
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Some have said that we should not have this debate. I disagree.
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It's been a long and challenging road to get us to this point.
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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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Out of respect for the office of the presidency and for a desire to hear about the state of our nation.
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This is one of the toughest, most complex pieces of legislation that we've tried to put together in our lifetime.
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Mike Oxley has provided steady, dedicated leadership to House Republicans, and I am grateful for his service.
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We need to make sure everything was above-board, ... It's an important business, an important sector of our economy and we can't function without that. We need to make sure other types of companies aren't facing that same type of problem.
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It's the right thing to do, ... We've said for two Congresses we want to deliver a prescription drug package. We're at the point now that we have to make sure policy and politics are married up, that we can deliver to the American people what we said is the right thing to do.
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It's going to be an election year, ... That means, sometimes, that this business gets right contentious and we have committed ourselves to try to meet as often as possible to try to work out whatever difficulties that we can.
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Soberly and with the dignity that befits the United States Congress.
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Our economy is robust and will remain strong as more Americans who want a job find one. Republican economic policies based on tax relief are working for the American people.
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In the skies over Kosovo and Serbia as we speak. We know how dangerous their mission is. We wish them Godspeed and certainly a safe return.
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Always did his best to defend this nation against terrorists and those states that support them.
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Our problem was an embarrassment of riches. In many cases, we found three or four people qualified to play the role of chairman.
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Back in 1935, there were 42 workers for every retiree. Today, in regards to Social Security, we only have 3 workers for every retiree.