“In FY 2006, interest payments alone on the national debt cost us $406 billion. . . . What a waste. . . .”

Lobbying is the world’s second – oldest profession.

Childbirth is no more a miracle then eating food and a turd coming out of your ass.

I don’t know….Are we the only ones who are brave on the planet? I mean, all the brave people live here I mean, it’s just stupid, I think. I’m embarrassed, I’m embarrassed every time I hear it.

I think we ought to call (Republicans who sign the Norquist no tax pledge) exactly what they are – they are traitors and they don’t deserve to hold elective office in this country.

Here is one of the first rules of politics: it’s not enough that I do well; I must also destroy my enemy.

The solidarity – now, you can’t challenge [Donald Trump] until he gets there [White House], but let me tell you, we are united. We are going to do our job.

Things are not as bad as they seem. They are worse.

In politics there are no principles, just opportunities

That $406 billion is pathetically squandered on interest, just because we lacked the discipline to pay our bills when due.

I think Joe [Madison] is right. What we have to do is call him out on every one of these things and then maybe somebody will take the sweet machine away from him.

Some people suddenly leave your life with a lot of debt to pay.

I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.

Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.

I don’t come from a family that had the money to put me through college, so I left school with $100,000 in student loan debt.

The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy.

To no form of religion is woman indebted for one impulse of freedom.

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.

Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.