Political Quotes

“One thing I thought, wow, $300 billion tax relief, predominately for middle-class America. I thought my phone would be ringing off the hook with people saying: Wow, what a great relief. If we got 1 e-mail on this out of the 1,000 or so e-mails and phone calls we get every single week, I would be surprised. Because, as the Senator said, it is a complicated system we have, and when we do relief, no one will even notice it. That is why I was so attracted to Senator Wyden and Senator Gregg's proposal, because it is reform. It is changing the system for the better. It is ensuring that middle-class America, making sure small businesses benefit. That is when I was shocked, actually. I know if I was back in the mayor's office when we did the small business relief, making sure 90-plus percent of our small businesses did not have to fill out the paperwork anymore and got relief, I heard from them because they were very appreciative because they could reinvest it. But we made it real because we reformed it, not just tinkered with it as you talk about how the past Congresses have done.”