Judd Gregg Quotations

There are people who wish to do us harm in the most heinous way. They want to kill Americans simply because they are Americans. They wish to destroy our culture and Nation because they don't like our freedoms, they don't like the fact that we are prosperous.

I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that.

The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.

I don't think the American people want unilateral government control over the entire health-care system.

I think, like everybody else in New Hampshire, when I pull up to fill up my car and I pay $50, I get upset. And I'm wondering if these prices are legitimate.

Whether or not you have good consumer protection has a big effect on safety and soundness of the banking community, especially smaller banks.

You have safety and soundness as primary purpose of the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the other agencies which control banking regulation.

I don't rule out anything in my future.

Recent action in Syria and Palestine also tell us that the awakening voices of democracy in those regions are occurring, and that those in that region are able to pursue it without being stifled by terrorists that are despotic.

We can all agree that no American should lose their life savings or their home because of illness or injury and that the rising cost of health care severely burdens individuals, families and businesses.

Well, the senators I've enjoyed working with the most would be Ted Kennedy and Kent Conrad, because they were both either chairman or ranking member of the committee I was chairman or ranking member of. And in both instances they were just great people to work with.

I think I could have worked for the Clinton administration.

It is the American way to reward ability.

Most people get their politics, obviously, from TV shows about senators or movies about them or... all the day-to-day press and the talk shows.

Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.

Social Security was always supposed to be basically in theory an insurance program where you pay in and then you get out.

The president deserves someone who can block for his policies.

We invaded Iraq to change a totalitarian, despotic regime, and we have been successful there.

You can't make a representation and then claim you didn't make it. You know, it just shouldn't work that way.

Actually, I have been very supportive of a very robust stimulus package from day one. I think this economy has to have a major stimulus initiative because the only group with liquidity is the federal government.

At least Obama was half-way honest about how much he was going to spend on health care. He had it at $600 billion. And the real number... is $1.2 trillion.

If we don't get this economy going, the numbers that represent this stimulus package are going to be small compared to the loss of revenue to the federal government for our economy.

There is no question but that the costs of this are going to exceed the costs of New York City after 9/11 by a significant multiple,

We felt it was better to identify places ... where we knew we were going to have to spend it anyway. We know we're going to have to spend the money on the avian flu,

Well, she didn't run after me, ... She just told me I forgot one of the sheets.

Yes, it will cost an extraordinary amount of money ... and yes, it will obviously increase the deficit significantly in the short term,

To protect our environment, our food supply and our health, I have been an opponent of the Clean Air Mercury Rule since it was first published,

Let us get ours done first, and then we will worry about working it out with the House,

So far, to be honest, there is not a working majority in the Congress to do any aggressive activity in the area of spending restraint, especially on this,

She was a very pleasant young woman. She might have kept it and for all I know it might have been the winning ticket,

Some might call this a novel approach for me, but I cannot sit back in good conscience while those in our society struggling to heat their homes are being left in the cold by oil companies,

I am very concerned over the continued developments in this story, and the tremendous error in judgment Ray Burton has shown in this regard. In light of these circumstances, the appropriate course of action would be for Ray to resign.

I have always considered myself one of the luckiest people to be able to represent the people of New Hampshire in the Senate, and this just confirms that,

Gregg said. ''She could have kept the ticket herself. For all I know, that was the winning number.

Whatever my wife tells me to do with it,

I think it is clear some things we were going to do this fall won't be done. ... Social Security is one, immigration reform would be another,

Like objects in the rear-view mirror, the impact of Social Security's looming crisis is closer than it appears.

it is apparent that the oil companies have taken advantage of the trust of the American people.

People aren't going to see doctors because doctors aren't going to get paid. That's the consequence of promoting minutiae.

President Bush recognizes the challenges faced by those who lack health insurance and remains committed to ensuring that every American looking for a job is able to find one and to expanding access to affordable health care for all Americans,

That was one elephant too much for this boa constrictor.

Well, I've already contributed, Kathy and I, to the Katrina flood fund. I'm sure we'll also be contributing to many other worthy causes, especially in New Hampshire.

We must make sure that the people and areas that were directly affected by the storm get the help they need to get on their feet and get their communities rebuilt, ... At the same time, we must take every precaution to ensure that these funds are spent wisely.

Were we able to fully meet every need? No, given fiscal constraints, we focused our limited resources on eliminating the most serious and detrimental vulnerabilities of our homeland security,

We need to have presidential leadership and it can't be the usual suspects, ... They can't just send up another list of the requests that they made at the beginning of the budget process and claim that they've done their job.

You know the way Washington works. Once you start floating ideas, they are immediately attacked by all the different interest groups before the ideas can be brought to fruition.

You know, the taxing authority of the United States is our most powerful weapon. You know, the reason we separated from England was because the British were using it abusively.

Unless you've got a national organization and a capability to run nationally, you aren't going to be a viable candidate of our party.

We can act now ... or we can just bury our heads in the sand, ... It is not good policy to pass this problem on to our children. It's not fair and it's not right.

The President has been prosecuting this war against terrorism in an extremely aggressive and appropriate way and the results are pretty obvious.

We know mass transit is an issue. We could probably do another $100 million into mass transit and not affect this bill substantively.

When a company gets into trouble, it should basically have to be resolved, in other words, stockholders lose their money, unsecured bondholders lose their money.

The government has made $44 trillion in promises we can't afford to keep. We must get serious now about our long-term budgetary problems, recognizing that the sooner we act, the less painful the choices will be.

While we continue to provide much-needed assistance in federal resources, we must provide an accountable structure for ensuring that these taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and in a systematic way,

We all have genes. This is a universal issue. It is something that impacts everyone.

We all know we're going to have to put this off because of the present intensity of the Katrina issues, but whether it's two weeks, three weeks, I don't know. But the view is we're going to still execute this reconciliation package in a timely manner,

We just look at the House sometimes and shake our heads.

There's no agreement to pay for this at all. Those of us who would like to pay for it are very much a minority within our caucus,

some type of structured commission, where you basically have a focus point with an individual of great ability and national recognition leading the effort.

put together on the back of an envelope.

After years of allowing spending to grow unchecked, I am gratified to see the Senate take a step in the right direction toward serious fiscal discipline.

Anyone who knew my father knew he was an extraordinary and special person who brought humor, energy and optimism to all his infinite endeavors, especially those involving promoting and improving his beloved New Hampshire. He will be greatly missed but always remembered.

The breakdown in communications in the Katrina event was not an interoperability event.

Banks, health insurance companies, schools and employers often identify consumers ... We need to find ways to ensure that people's privacy and safety is protected by ensuring that the Social Security number, which is issued by the federal government, is not used to reveal to criminals personal and financial information about our citizens.

As many members of the Senate as there are, there's that many different views of how you do offsets, ... That's why it will be hard to do.

That's why this has been put forward. This is a polling event,

You're not going to get vaccine production in the U.S. unless you have liability protection, ... The risk of a major liability suit far outweighs the potential rate of return that you'd get on the investment.

You need a single point where all federal funds go through so you have accountability,

This bill takes fiscally responsible steps to reduce the deficit, reduce spending that is on autopilot, and strengthen our economy, ... It is the first deficit reduction package in almost a decade, and probably the most important legislation to be considered this year.

This bill is the culmination of a lot of work done in the Congress and by the president and by members of the Republican Party to try to put some discipline into the fiscal accounts of the federal government.

This is an aggressive proposal to try to do that,

This is a major step forward. It is a step towards fiscal responsibility and it is a reflection of the Republican Congress' commitment to pursue the path of fiscal responsibility.

This is a major step forward in the activity of fiscal responsibility,

This is the only vote you will have to reduce the deficit.

This is the one vote you'll have this year to reduce the rate of growth of the federal government.

There's been a working majority for disregarding fiscal discipline, ... But so far, it's been a very small echo chamber.

Absurd, ... I have to catch a plane.

For all I know, the winning ticket was on that sheet,

does not include the full effect of the president's tax relief.

Congress has provided $60 billion already for reconstruction, recovery and rehabilitation efforts to help the people in the Gulf Coast region get back on their feet, ... Currently, I am working with a number of my colleagues to come up with viable options for finding offsets for this emergency spending. I look forward to finding consensus on a solution that will make the most sense to ensure that we do not deficit-spend.

That's the gross number, of course, ... After taxes, it's closer to $500,000.

It's very hard to reduce the rate of growth of spending around here,

It will mean the deficit goes up probably 150 (billion dollars), maybe even more,

The Internet is a remarkable learning tool for children, but as this report shows, there are significant dangers online for children,

The cost of this catastrophe is going to be huge, ... We're willing to pay that price.

I'm willing to look at a revenue solution and I'm not going to get too specific about it,

If you look at the questions the commissioners have been asking, particularly over the last several weeks, you will see that many of them are based on information we have supplied,

in some cases outright grants, in some cases low-interest or no-interest loans.

I love New Hampshire and think it's the best place in the world. But as great a guy as he (McCain) is, he's not running for president of New Hampshire, he's running for president of the country,

I'll put a fair amount into the family foundation,

This nation is on a course where if we don't do something about it, get federal situation, the fiscal policy [under control], we're Greece. We're a banana republic. Our status as a nation is threatened by what we've got coming at us in the area of deficit and debt. And it's only a few more years, at the most, that we have to work with here before the market says, 'Sorry, your currency is something we can not continue to defend.'

The government has made $44 trillion in promises we can't afford to keep. We must get serious now about our long-term budgetary problems, recognizing that the sooner we act, the less painful the choices will be.

Derivatives are a huge, complex issue.

Elections have consequences.

America is a center right government, center right people. They want government but they don't want it to be excessive. They want it to be affordable. And most importantly what Americans want is to pass on to their next generation their children a country that's better, stronger and more vibrant and more prosperous.

I think it is important that we all try and be green where it is possible; an awareness of the world around us can never be a bad thing.

I have never been opposed to earmarks.

You used to be able to tell your kid, don't talk to strangers, don't take money from strangers.

and see if I can make some of it back.

The driving force behind this effort is the federal deficit and the out-of-control spending that is pushing it increasingly higher. This bill takes fiscally responsible steps to reduce the deficit, reduce spending that is on autopilot and strengthen our economy,