Dennis Hastert Quotes
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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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The Capitol serves as a beacon of American liberty, freedom and democracy, and Rosa Parks served as the mother of the America we grew to be.
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It looks like a lot of that place could be bulldozed.
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We're very, very happy with the decisions we've made.
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The two priorities have to find a commonality. That's what this negotiation is about.
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We passed an ambitious tax relief package last year, which the president decided to veto, ... This year we will continue to fight for tax relief for working families.
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Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally responsible while recognizing our national priorities.
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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 submit to you that even today, as tough as things seem, it is much better to be us than them, ... Why do I say this? First, they have no plan. Second, if they ever announce one it will be consistent with their philosophy of bigger and bigger government and higher and higher taxes.
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The president and I agree that we need to bring closure to the remaining differences between the House and Senate.
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If I were the president, I'd call the Congress back on the second of January to finish the work, ... I plan to have a talk with the president today.
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We need to clarify it. We need to work on it. We will continue to do that.
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The wrong way to step forward in this campaign.
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We have some work that we have to finish up. We had a meeting with the White House last night to try to start to lay out those parameters of getting done.
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The Kerry plan is simple: Add more money to our national deficit, spend more money here in Washington, raise taxes on job creation.
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Congress will not use Social Security as a pot of gold to fund foreign aid.
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On this historic day, it is a high honor and rather humbling that a great number of my colleagues have come to me and urged me to lead the House into the 21st century, ... It is a calling that I have not sought. However, it is a duty that I cannot ignore.
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It's a good blueprint for America's future, ... We're also pleased this Congress can get its work done.
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To have good energy policy we have to have good investments.
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We welcome him to this cathedral of democracy and look forward to hearing from him.
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System Of A Down/ Mars Volta Tour Dates Announced.
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It's just working people one by one, one at a time.
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We've got a solid balanced approach, ... No one has any idea what the cost implication would be if you went too far.
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Working people are bearing the brunt of the EPA's inaction.