Dennis Hastert Quotes on America (15 Quotes)

Our economy is robust and will remain strong as more Americans who want a job find one. Republican economic policies based on tax relief are working for the American people.

We're starting to work to put together ideas, that's the first step. We need to put the ideas so we can frame the debate, so we can move forward for what the agenda is for the American people,

Taking a dig at the Democratic convention theme of Stronger at Home, Respected Around the World, ... In order to be respected around the world you have to have the courage to stand up for America.

It's the right thing to do, ... We've said for two Congresses we want to deliver a prescription drug package. We're at the point now that we have to make sure policy and politics are married up, that we can deliver to the American people what we said is the right thing to do.

You can't jam change down the American people's throat.

We need to let our people speak. We need to debate those issues and then we let the best ideas win, ... Right now, we believe the American people stand behind us. They want to see us preserve Social Security, they want us to keep the budget balanced and we're going to do our level best to do it.

This is no time to pick a leader who is weak on the war and wrong on taxes. George W. Bush is a strong leader with the right vision for America,

President Reagan was a leader at a time when the American people most needed leadership. He outlined a vision that captured the imagination of the free world, a vision that toppled the Communist empire and freed countless millions.

I would hope that the president would come forward on a timely basis and do two things Lay this out to the Congress and the American people, and also come forward with a plan for how we're going to pay for it,

We still have much work to do. The American people care little about procedure, but they care a lot about final results,

The Capitol serves as a beacon of American liberty, freedom and democracy, and Rosa Parks served as the mother of the America we grew to be,

Today, America mourns the loss of a woman who changed our nation,

Today's ruling by a federal judge who sits in the 9th Circuit is yet another assault on American principles. The Founding Fathers believed that our Creator gave us certain inalienable rights,

The United States of America is prosperous and free. But storm clouds gather on our horizon. Our national security is challenged by the continued malfeasance of Saddam Hussein. Our economic security is challenged by a growing worldwide recession. Our future is bedeviled by too many schools that perform poorly and by a Social Security system in need of reform. The President has the responsibility to tell us his thoughts on how to confront these growing problems,

In the meantime, that case has to be made to the American people as well, and it will be part of the Congress' role to do that as well,