Political Quotes

“Members of the Senate were all home last week for 2 weeks during their State work period. It was a good time to get back--to get back to reality, as I call it, because we all know here in Washington, people aren't always operating in reality. If we were, we wouldn't be seeing some of the policies that are coming out as we speak. These State work periods are a great time to hear directly from the people we represent, and that is who we work for--what they care about and how they are affected by what is happening here in our Nation's Capital. This is what folks back in Alabama were talking about. They were talking about small businesses that can't find people to work because the government is paying more in unemployment benefits than folks make on the job. And that is understandable. We have to understand that, and we have to understand the problem and how we rectify that problem. We need workers in the State of Alabama in the worst way, almost in every business and in manufacturing. They were talking about an economy that is hurting--really hurting-- for hard-working Americans. They were talking about the real costs of rising inflation--rising prices on goods and services that the average family possesses. While driving around, I fill my truck up with gas. The cost was double what I spent just a few months ago, and that affects every American in this country. By the way, in June, consumer prices increased 5.4 percent.…”