“We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only had 26 voting days in this body. That is a shame.” YearsBodyBornShameCongressVotingFewerVoting Day Author:Jim Cooper
“It took the first 204 years of our Nation's history to accumulate $1 trillion in debt. And now we are doing that every 2 or 3 years.” YearsFirstsNationsDebt Author:Jim Cooper
“First, the year 2004, the year past, the Comptroller General of the United States, David A. Walker, said that arguably it was the worst year in American fiscal history, clearly setting our Nation on an unsustainable path.” YearsFirstsSaidStatesPastNationsUnitedUnited StatesPathWorstSettingSettingsWalkersYears Past Author:Jim Cooper
“Take the veto. Bush is the first president since James Garfield in 1881 not to veto a single bill. Garfield only had six months in office; Bush has had over four years.” YearsFirstsPresidentFourMonthsOfficeSixBillsFour YearsSix MonthsVetoGarfield Author:Jim Cooper
