Pete Domenici Quotes (92 Quotes)

Opening ANWR is sound public policy that would serve the country well many years into the future,

That would mean that taxes would be at the highest level in 50 years, ... create dozens of new government programs running Washington, and it chooses bigger government instead of smaller government.

It is very suspicious and cries out for a special prosecutor, of that there can be no doubt.

First thing we're going to do is, we're going to give most of that (surplus) back to the American people, as much as 600 billion,

The best thing you could do to leave a legacy for America in terms of nuclear weapons is to get this agency operational,

It's pretty obvious that when we're finished, there'll be some kind of cigarette tax in the package,

I don't believe that we ought to be horse-trading major American programs. President Clinton has looked at the politics, very much so, and perhaps he's giving Vice President Gore something to run on.

I've never heard of it for America and I don't have any idea about its relevance. Seems to me we don't have the refining capacity for that to occur, ... But I'm willing to look at it.

I submit that those who run the American military at the top, and those whose boots are on the ground and who run the machinery and equipment, are sending a signal: You asked us to do something. Give us some time and we will solve the problems and we will do it.

We are asking that you give the president's plan a chance to be reviewed at the next level,

Any oil company that is price gouging will find themselves in our witness chairs where they will be held accountable,

There are growing concerns that oil companies are making too much in profits at the expense of consumers.

Negotiations began last week on the president's budget and are scheduled to continue today, but I really don't think this can go on forever, ... This is a make-it or break-it week.

His death is rather unexplainable. We still don't know enough about it, but we do know that he was too young to die and succeeded at just about everything he tried in his life.

This budget proposes 148.2 billion in new spending or tax credits over the next four years, ... I believe these numbers are correct, and we need to make sure that everyone understands them as the starting point for debate by this Congress.

Police officers need up-to-date equipment and better technology to stay safe on the job while fighting crime,

Gaming tribes are getting the same amount of money distributed to them under old formulas. I think it's time to look at perhaps a new formula that gives those who don't have the benefit of casinos a larger share of the government's assistance.

It's a fair play amendment. It's a 'let's be considerate of a candidate who isn't rich' amendment,

to drill in a way that will not despoil the beauty, and we think that can be done.

I am not pleased with the current funding situation, which will affect the labs and many other federal activities in New Mexico. It's not good, but we can live with this for a short period of time,

Most important to those that wonder whether this is real, the appropriated accounts of our government will go up only one half a percent each year, and they will be implemented by enforceable, mandatory caps,

I am very discouraged when you add six new entitlement programs and at the same time, you are trying to say we are getting a budget under control,

No one should kid themselves. This is not a budget that is going to have a significant impact on the fiscal policy of this country.

Our concern is the development of weapons from nuclear power and proliferation,

Small business in America is booming. The job creator in America, small business, is absolutely moving ahead.

The only reasons to vote will be yes or no on ANWR, not Medicare or anything else, so maybe the House will have the votes for it, as compared with a vote for a mixture.

No matter what side of Yucca you're on, the truth of the matter is Yucca is ... not on the schedule that even was predicted the last time. It's behind schedule.

We used to be the world's single biggest supplier. We're a big importer now so the time has come to add to the world's supply,

I am very pleased that the House has passed an identical version of this bill, which enables it to get to President Bush for his signature right away, ... The bill strikes the right balances between protecting the natural resources of the wilderness and protecting state water rights.

There is a dramatic difference between the two parties, ... Republicans say, 'Don't grow government, give it back to the taxpayers.'

The president has been promising us certain things, and the American people certain things, and this budget does the exact opposite, ... Fox News Sunday.

Hurricane Katrina exposed the harsh reality that we have been skating on thin ice when it comes to this country's energy concentrations on the Gulf Coast.

We put tougher efficiency standards in the energy bill so we could get dramatic energy savings to the consumers faster, ... If we hadn't mandated new standards in the bill, the administrative process for raising these standards could have taken years.

There's always that danger, ... they are small in number and not the kinds of things I am going to reveal.

We can have all the hearings we want but we're going to be running in each other's way pretty soon and so are all the Cabinet members,

there isn't any use talking, because the President's budget doesn't come out balanced and doesn't do anything of a permanent nature to help us solve this budget problem over the long term.

Our job is to make sure that one, price gouging, and two, unfair speculation and unconscionable profiteering does not take place, and especially that they do not take place as a result of the hurricane,

I hope she passes, ... She is entitled to that job. We have probably never had a better candidate for that job who has been better educated, and has written more in her area of jurisdiction than has this lady.

Nuclear power alone is not the solution to our energy woes, but can become a stronger component of an overall national energy policy, just as we must promote greater domestic oil and gas production, and yes, embrace greater conservation and renewable fuels. But we should be realistic in understanding that conservation and renewable fuels, which now only provide about 2 percent of our energy needs, will never get us to energy independence.

Child abuse continues to be a significant problem in the United States. It was estimated that in 2001, 903,000 children were the victims of child abuse or neglect. Child abuse is a crime perpetrated on the innocent and the defenseless.

The Federal Trade Commission is not specifically subject to the jurisdiction of this Committee, but any oil company that is price gouging will find themselves in those witness chairs where they will be made accountable,

long term solution to our nation's and New Mexico's water problems.