41 Quotes by Tom Schatz

They should just have a deal with Wal-Mart, Lowe's, Home Depot and other large companies to get all this stuff out there as quickly as possible and that would solve a lot of problems,

For $700 million, the Congress could certainly do a lot more to help people that are still without homes. It's certainly unclear what this has to do with an emergency. It sounds like a wish list from the senators from Mississippi.

For $700 million, Congress could certainly do a lot more to help people that are still without homes.

It's only one state. At the very least, there should be more of a coordinated policy. We don't want a national policy, but we need to really consider the cost and really consider the long-term consequences.

It's easy to spend taxpayers' money without a lot of accountability,

Despite a record $427 billion deficit predicted for fiscal 2005, members of Congress are engaging in the worst form of blatant self-interest; larding the budget with pork for home districts and states.

The bipartisan campaign to sabotage BRAC was about putting special interests before the national interest. Sen. Chambliss helped rescue a process that will save taxpayers billions of dollars and will allow the military to restructure to meet modern threats.

They just realized that they just did not have the room within the budget. They needed close to $1 billion for various programs, and they just didn't have it without taking the projects out. But whether this is a trend or a one-year aberration remains to be seen.

Their tax dollars are getting flushed down the drain here in Washington.