Richard Kogan Quotes (6 Quotes)

There was a consensus for more spending for the military it was just a question of how much. You could say the President got more extra spending in part because of the political climate after Sept. 11, but that's speculative...

People who are poor enough to receive LIHEAP benefits, such as elderly widows living below the poverty line, are not in a position to absorb a big increase in home heating costs. If these households don't receive more help paying their utility bills, many of them will face excruciating choices between heating their homes, paying the rent, having enough food to last through the month, and meeting other basic needs. Serious hardship is virtually certain to ensue.

If I were a Republican, I would be scratching my head and saying I had just voted for a bill that would ultimately cost far more than the war.

It's hard to sort of have a new commitment for research on alternative fuels when the resources devoted to these projects shrink year after year.

The path of large and permanent deficits on which the government has embarked is unsound public policy and should be reversed as soon as the economy permits.

While some people are talking about 200 billion, a number like 100 billion to perhaps 150 billion might be a better guess as to what's really needed.