Pete Domenici

“I have been a strong proponent of pay-as-you-go. Every dollar that I've proposed, I've demonstrated how I would pay for it.”

“We have to get our fiscal house in order.”

“The first and continuing argument for the curtailment of regulation is that it eliminates delays.”

“We must do more to help those who are struggling with mental illness. They are our sons and daughters, our brothers and sisters, our friends and neighbors.”

“You can't have a strong economy without a strong national defense.”

“Mental illness is a disease, not a character flaw.”

“It’s not a sin to be mentally ill, but it is a sin to not treat them.”

“The first priority of the Republican majority is the security of the American people.”

“The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations.”

“We need a national energy policy, and we need it now.”

“We cannot continue to send our children to schools that are failing them.”

“I believe the family is the basic cell of society.”