Dennis Hastert Quotes
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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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By restraining spending and by cutting the deficit, Republican policies are helping to keep our economy strong.
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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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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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Our economy is creating jobs and giving businesses the conditions they need to invest and succeed.
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She has all the qualities of leadership, except followers.
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We're there, ... We can debate the reasons why we're there. ... But we are there.
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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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The Pledge of Allegiance simply reinforces the beliefs that led to the birth of our great nation. It is an oath of our fidelity to our country, and I am disappointed that the court chose to rule against this American treasure.
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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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Ronald Reagan's long journey has finally drawn to a close, ... optimism and ... Western can-do spirit.
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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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You may disagree with some changes in this bill, just as some of our members disagree with other details, ... But all Americans will see this bill as a victory for common sense, and I urge you to support it.
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What we try to do is to try to put patients first.
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Some have said that we should not have this debate. I disagree.
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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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Always did his best to defend this nation against terrorists and those states that support them.
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He has expressed his disappointment with the initial response. We, in the Congress, echo that sentiment. However, in the days following the storm, this country has demonstrated the true spirit of what makes America great, neighbors coming together and helping one another.
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The federal government seeks to control and regulate the Internet, but the last thing this Congress should be doing is trying to stifle public debate online.
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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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This is no time to pick a leader who is weak on the war and wrong on taxes. George W. Bush is a strong leader with the right vision for America.
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We agreed that we're going to work on procedure... we're going to try to sit down and work out a framework, we'll meet tomorrow, ... We didn't want to get into the policy side before we had a procedure worked out.
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The American public, especially the people of the Gulf Coast region, deserve to know what happened in the early days of the storm. At every level of government - local, state and federal - the initial response was simply unacceptable, ... push for answers.
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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.