Dennis Hastert Quotes
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Hurricane Katrina is a wake-up call for our nation. It reminded us of the power of Mother Nature and the need for federal, state and local governments to always be prepared... As we go about rebuilding the Gulf Coast, we welcome the president's proposals as well as the thoughts of state and local leaders.
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I would hope that the president would come forward on a timely basis and do two things: Lay this out to the Congress and the American people, and also come forward with a plan for how we're going to pay for it.
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There may be some things we think will make the bill better, ... It certainly will be in consultation with the White House. But, you know, the president set the limit and I think that's what we're going to work for.
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It could have been done better and quicker.
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We stand firmly behind Tom DeLay and ask that he be afforded the same rights as every other American -- that is innocent until proven otherwise.
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John McCain ought to visit our young men and women at Walter Reed and Bethesda. There is sacrifice in this country.
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Mr. Tenet had a monumental task to rebuild human intelligence-gathering capabilities devastated by eight years of liberal Clinton administration policies.
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Death just shouldn't be a taxable event.
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I reiterated again that if there is a large dollar number, and an agreement, talk to us, because we have to appropriate that money.
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Congress will not use Social Security as a pot of gold to fund foreign aid.
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You start out with pick a few good simple things to get done, build trust, build that bipartisan feeling if you can.
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I think there are some areas we can work together on to try to find some compromises.
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I'm not real happy that we are here this late in the session, ... But we are not going to be pushed out of town with a bad deal.
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Getting our affected Gulf Coast states the aid they need to help victims and rebuild communities continues to be our highest priority. Today's passage is the second aid package in recent days, and it illustrates one thing: 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 keeping the Internet free of discriminatory taxes, we've encouraged companies and consumers to do their business in the electronic marketplace, ... Congress originally enacted the moratorium to prevent thousands of state and local taxing jurisdictions from using the Internet as a cash cow. Rather than slow down the Internet with a slew of new taxes, we ought to extend the moratorium to allow the Web to reach its full potential.
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For every dollar we spend on this means a dollar that's going to take a little bit longer to balance the budget.
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What makes America great is that we can come together during times of national tragedy.
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We're very, very happy with the decisions we've made.
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We have an agenda that we want to move through.
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It is important that when we rebuild this historic city that we consider the safety of the citizens first.
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His theory fails a basic test of real economics.
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Today, America mourns the loss of a woman who changed our nation.
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The two priorities have to find a commonality. That's what this negotiation is about.
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The United States has a rich immigrant background and continues to benefit from the arrival of law-abiding citizens of other cultures and nationalities. But in this age of terrorism we cannot be lax when it comes to controlling our borders.