233 Quotes by Dennis Hastert

soberly and with the dignity that befits the United States Congress.

out of respect for the office of the presidency and for a desire to hear about the state of our nation.

a partisan legislative package that ignores our key concerns on school construction, health care, and pensions policy.

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.

I invite my Democratic colleagues to join in this effort, ... We all agree that in many areas, the initial relief response to Hurricane Katrina was unacceptable at the local, state and federal levels.

America’s economy is resilient, and I am confident that Republican pro-growth policies will continue to keep our economy growing – just as it has since after the September 2001 terrorist attacks.

The Tort Tax adds to the cost of everything we buy because businesses and manufacturers have to cover themselves and their employees – just in case they get sued by a greedy personal injury lawyer.

You know, when companies who have made a commitment and have legacy costs and all of a sudden want to walk away from that commitment and lay it on the federal government, that’s a problem. It’s a fiscal problem for us.

Death just shouldn’t be a taxable event.