Dennis Hastert Quotes

• You see, we all want the same things. We want to be able to take care of our families, provide for our children, to have a roof over our heads and a good-paying job.

  Dennis Hastert

  Topics in Job

  Tags in Good

• You know, when companies who have made a commitment and have legacy costs and all of a sudden want to walk away from that commitment and lay it on the federal government, that’s a problem. It’s a fiscal problem for us.

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  Tags in Government

• You can’t jam change down the American people’s throat.

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  Tags in People

• With more than 67 percent of the Nation’s freight moving on highways, economists believe that our ability to compete internationally is tied to the quality of our infrastructure.

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  Tags in Infrastructure

• When Medicare was created for senior citizens and America ‘s disabled in 1965, about half of a senior’s health care spending was on doctors and the other half on hospitals.

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  Topics in Health

  Tags in Hospitals

• What makes America great is that we can come together during times of national tragedy.

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  Tags in National

• We want to make sure that Social Security is fixed for those people who have had that promise and there’s something in the future for our younger workers. And we’re not about to do a welfare program.

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• Unfortunately, opponents of online speech have decided to punish our changing technological world.

  Dennis Hastert

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Technological

• Too many employers have said that they are unable to find skilled workers.

  Dennis Hastert

  Topics in Work

  Tags in Employee

• Today, nearly 40 percent of a senior’s healthcare spending is on pharmaceutical medications.

  Dennis Hastert

  Topics in Health

  Tags in Pharmaceutical

• There has to be some limit to what lawyers can take from their clients. Otherwise, cagey attorneys end up with the lion’s share of the settlement and the victims end up with little more than scraps.

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  Tags in Lawyer

• The Tort Tax adds to the cost of everything we buy because businesses and manufacturers have to cover themselves and their employees – just in case they get sued by a greedy personal injury lawyer.

  Dennis Hastert

  Topics in Business

  Tags in Manufacturers

• The federal government seeks to control and regulate the Internet, but the last thing this Congress should be doing is trying to stifle public debate online.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Government

• Priorities like winning the War on Terror and providing tax relief that will keep our economy growing strong.

  Dennis Hastert

  Topics in Economy

• President Reagan was a leader at a time when the American people most needed leadership. He outlined a vision that captured the imagination of the free world, a vision that toppled the Communist empire and freed countless millions.

  Dennis Hastert

  Topics in Leadership

  Tags in President

• Our world has evolved and grown more technologically savvy. Lawmakers need to adjust to these changes.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Technological

• Our economy is robust and will remain strong as more Americans who want a job find one. Republican economic policies based on tax relief are working for the American people.

  Dennis Hastert

  Topics in Job

  Tags in People, Economic

• Our economy is creating jobs and giving businesses the conditions they need to invest and succeed.

  Dennis Hastert

  Topics in Business, Economy

  Tags in Succeed

• One way we gave small businesses more money to invest was by extending tax provisions on expensing. This allows businesses to immediately write off things like equipment, without being burdened by depreciation requirements.

  Dennis Hastert

  Topics in Business, Money

• On Capitol Hill, House Republicans have been doing our part. We’ve been hard at work developing policies that will help empower all Americans. We’re beginning to see results. We reduced taxes for everyone.

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  Topics in Power, Work

  Tags in Policies

Dennis Hastert (28)

Birth:	2nd January, 1942
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician, Lobbyist, Teacher

About

John Dennis "Denny" Hastert is an American politician, lobbyist and member of the Republican Party who was the 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1999 to 2007. He represented Illinois's 14th congressional district for twenty years, 1987 to 2007.

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