Keith Ashdown
Keith Ashdown
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You can't treat the Congress like they're a bunch of buzzing flies around your head, ... They're your bosses because they represent the American taxpayers.
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It's just become a budget gimmick on steroids. It just gives them a chance to take those costs off budget.
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They're going to go with what they know. There is some type of relationship.
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They're a little late to the parade, but I still think it's an important step to make sure this whole sort of embarrassing era has ended.
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It's not a question of when, it's now.
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It's a real question of who's minding the store. It creates doubt in the investments we're making.
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If you're a lobbyist, you've got the Washington version of the scarlet letter tattooed on your back right now.
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It is a good reform. It creates an added deterrent to things being added (to conference reports) at the last minute.
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It's hard to turn around a train in Washington, and they deserve credit.
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Lawmakers are not trying to win campaign cash. They are trying to make sure that they employ thousands of people.
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I have better things to do than hunting around for where the money is hidden, ... We would rather the government be doing this, creating a one-stop shop. Is that really too much to ask?
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If Katherine Harris put out the list, then 534 other members can do it too.
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It's ironic. This program was set up to save money. But because of poor oversight, it has spent money like Paris Hilton at a shoe sale.
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Senators are betting that pandering to the public with billions in election-year promises will pay off more than they lose by cutting the fiscal conservatives in their own party off at the knees.