Phil Gramm Quotes (46 Quotes)

The Congress tends to guard its powers very jealously, now more so than ever. There's nothing wrong with the president educating the public about the line-item veto. But any president has really got to be prepared to use the veto power he already has.

If we're going to vote on extraneous amendments that our Democrat colleagues want to vote on, then I want to vote on amendments that I think will benefit the country,

Tonight we have laid the foundation to make history,

Shifting the burden of proof will change the way the IRS does business,

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.

Each member is going to answer for where they were when Medicare went broke,

He has reminded me in this debate of an ancient god Aeneas whose mother was the Earth, and every time he was thrown to the ground he got up stronger than he had been when he was cast to the ground,

We are going to have millions of Americans lose their health insurance,

We want to be sure that a new president with a new agenda has an opportunity to get it voted on,

I think in the end we will have negotiations with the House. They don't have any incentive for a long, drawn-out trial. We'll have negotiations with the White House. Despite all their threats they are going to have a prolonged defense. The reality is they are the driving force behind getting this over quickly.

The world changes, and Congress and the laws have to change with it,

It was a sentiment echoed repeatedly throughout the evening. He doesn't need any advice, ... Be yourself, and do it your way -- and I'll help you.

It's sort of like the difference between love and prostitution, ... You don't pay people to like you.

The point that we're making is, if we're trying to raise the price of cigarettes to discourage smoking cigarettes that's one thing, but if we're raising taxes for tens of billions of dollars for spending, then why not give part of it back

The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people.

There have been 15 impeachments, there have been 15 trials and there have been 15 verdicts rendered by the Senate ... I think in the end we are going to follow the Constitution,

The fact that I may not vote for conviction doesn't matter, as long as there is justice,

If the best they can do in telling us what is right with them and what is wrong with us is that they want higher taxes and they want every state in the Union how to run health care, they are going to be in the minority for a very, very long time,

While people thought we might settle the issue today, in the end this issue was going to end up in Washington across the street in the Supreme Court and I think that's where it will end next week,

Quite frankly, I think nothing could do more to immediately bolster national security then enabling us to produce more oil and gas here at home at a price consumers could afford.

No other issue has created as much concern in this bill as the issue of whether employers can be sued as a result of a dispute that arises out of the liability sections of this bill,

I'd rather go to the dentist... but I'm going.

The debate here is not between reducing the debt and cutting taxes, ... The debate is between taxpayers spending money and Washington spending money.

Half the world does not know the joys of wearing cotton underwear.

Some supporters have sprung to his defense. Greenspan deserves relatively little of the blame, ... never deserved all the credit for the boom. I don't think any chairman could have overcome the negative impact of the speculation that occurred in the tech and telecom area.

When they are through with the program they go back to Mexico, and they will take the skills they have acquired, they will take the money they have saved and it will give them the ability to help build the Mexican economy,

The conference report before us, I'm unhappy to say, makes a mockery out of the budget, ... In fact, if we adopt this conference report, I think that there is no need we should ever adopt another budget.

It's not fair to say that people who work with their head or with their hands ought to pay taxes, but people who earn their living with capital ought not to.

I'm quite confident the gentleman from Illinois will get his chance to vote on Governor Bush's tax cut next year,

It says 'In God We Trust' on our coins, but it isn't that way in our hearts,

The bill must benefit consumers by making the broadest array of financial services available at the lowest possible price, ... If it doesn't do that, then it's not worth having.

We're here in a debate with a vote coming that one wanted, but here it is,

The reality is (Clinton's) so-called tax cut is basically giving money to people who largely don't pay taxes, so that it's really spending rather than a tax cut, ... This Week.

I don't think it's a 'gimme' that this appointment will move forward quickly, but everything that I know about Larry Summers is good,

I have the most reliable friend you can have in American politics, and that is ready money.

I'm carrying so much pork, I'm beginning to get trichinosis.

I believe 20 years from now when people look back at the Clinton era that the vote on normal trade relations with China will be one of the most historic votes cast in this -- during the eight years of the Clinton Administration,

Later, outside court, Ryan said he received about 11,000 in what he described as consulting fees ... I earned every penny of it. ... If Senator Gramm wants to use the word prostitute, perhaps he should look within.

The Cold War is over. We have a surplus. Shouldn't we give some of this money back to working families ... I say yes the president says no.

When this is over, the important thing will be whether we can say that we rendered impartial justice.

This bill was intended to keep America on top of the high-tech industry,

The good news is that Congress has repealed the death tax, the bad news is the president says he's going to veto it, ... But the good news is Bill Clinton is not going to be president next year.

The way out is to vote 'guilty' or 'not guilty' and live with it,

I didn't expect anybody on the House side to get out in front,

I think in the end, we'll have a trial, ... We will render a verdict, as the Senate has on 15 other occasions, in those 15 cases where there was an impeachment in the House and where the person impeached did not resign first.

If I bought groceries the way I buy health insurance, I'd eat a lot better - and so would my dog