Despite the previous efforts of Congress... by Jim Costa | We Heart Quotes

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Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That dependency is a threat to our national security, and we must address that threat.

- Jim Costa

Other quotes by Jim Costa

Being People

Mrs. Parks was a shy, soft spoken woman who was uncomfortable being revered as a symbol of the civil rights movement. She only hoped to inspire young people to achieve great things.

- Jim Costa

Conservation

But we must take other steps, such as increasing conservation, developing an ethanol industry, and increasing CAFE standards if we are to make our country safer by cutting our reliance on foreign oil.

- Jim Costa

Financial Fact Today

The financial report makes it very clear that if we got into honest budgeting today, that in fact we would find ourselves with a much larger deficit than we have today.

- Jim Costa

Experience Will

The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst.

- Jim Costa

Today Fact

As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our fiscal deficit, ladies and gentlemen, is over $700 billion today.

- Jim Costa

Fact

I fully appreciate the fact that George W. Bush won 49% of my district.

- Jim Costa

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