Al Hubbard Quotes (18 Quotes)

The American people are very, very frustrated with the health care system, for good reason.

It's unfair to treat people who don't have employer-provided insurance differently (in the tax code) from those who do have employer-provided insurance.

The president believes very strongly that this is going to have a major, major impact on economic growth and economic growth in the short run, which is so important to creating those jobs where people will come back to New Orleans, southern Mississippi and southern Alabama.

We're still concerned about the high cost of energy. The president is especially concerned about the cost of natural gas and what it's going to mean to the American homeowner.

The bottom line is, (Bush) truly believes, as we believe, that by leaving more money in people's hands and allowing them to spend it, that has propelled the economy.

My biggest concern, to be honest, is that the tax cuts aren't made permanent.

The timing is unclear. In terms of priorities for next year, that's up -- I'm going to leave it up to him to share his priorities with the American people.

Right now, the president's approval rating is not that strong. That has a lot to do with Iraq.

The last thing in the world we need to do is raise taxes and retard economic growth.

There are very good laws on the books. What's important is that those laws are enforced aggressively.

It's not fair for people who feel like they can't leave their job or they'd lose their insurance. And it's not fair not to know what the quality of the providers are and what kind of pricing they're being charged for services.

I can assure you this president is being very aggressive on spending control.

Why should we discourage people from paying for health care out of their pocket as opposed to through their insurance, the result of which is we tend to over-insure because that gives us a tax break.

They don't need a bailout, all they need is the time to restructure and we're confident they will be very successful.

The sooner we make (the tax cuts) permanent, the better for the economy. I am encouraging him to make that a top priority.

It took us a long time to get into this situation, and it's going to take us a long time to get out. We've got to use every tool at our disposal.

Despite the fact that gasoline prices have obviously fallen dramatically from where they peaked after (Hurricane) Katrina, they are still too high. He (Bush) is especially concerned about natural gas prices and the impact they're going to have on people's budgets this winter.

The president is very concerned about (gas prices) and is committed to doing everything he can to reduce the high price of gasoline. Unfortunately, as the president said a number of times, it took us a long time to get into this situation and it's going to take us a long time to get out.