233 Quotes by Dennis Hastert

Mr. President, we will make your spending request for school construction, we will increase funding for school construction $1.3 billion ... but we want that money to go directly to the school districts that will use it,

Ronald Reagan's long journey has finally drawn to a close, ... optimism and ... Western can-do spirit.

may not undermine the president as he leads us into war, and they may not give comfort to our adversaries, but they come mighty close.

provides for common sense tax relief in the future. We have the largest surplus in history, which means the taxpayers are being overcharged.

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,

Ralph is a man of courage and a man of great conviction. For more than 23 years he has acted in the best interest of his constituents back home and has always put country before politics,

If the Senate passes it, we'll pass it.

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.

I have a hard time seeing the balance in the Senate bill because it unilaterally disarms one side. And I think there are some inherent flaws, some constitutional flaws in the Senate bill,