40 Quotes by John Scofield

We're going to have to stick to this budget. We're going to have to reduce the defense transfer and we're going to have to drop the gimmicks. That's our starting point and ending point.

We've tried to keep the bill free of extraneous spending.

We sharply limited the number we would consider, based on good government reform. The fewer coming in, the better you can scrub the ones coming in.

legal assistance from Democrats trying to cover up a report that would tar them.

Military bases were damaged that need to be repaired. Those levees (in New Orleans) need to be repaired, so the Army Corps of Engineers is going to need money, ... There's highway money that's going to be needed for all the interstates that have been damaged. There are damages to the wildlife refuges down there.

I guess I got lucky with my sound.

If I was a singer, I'd never do a tribute to Ray, ... If I was a piano player, I'd never do a tribute to Ray. But to take somebody that's so far away from what you do that you really love (I figured that) could be some interesting music. It's really been fun.

He is still dialed in and gives good counsel, and that is what we are seeking.

Katrina strengthens the House's hand that we need to stick to this budget.