Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I might begin by noting my predecessor on the opposite side of the aisle who expressed his opposition to this legislation decided to vote 2 years ago to raise taxes on his constituents by $1 billion, and now opposes a $500 tax credit that would go right to the parents of the 100,000 children in his district. That is the kind of rhetoric which characterizes this debate Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this bill. I also listened to my colleague, the gentleman from Utah [Mr. Orton] a few minutes ago who recently had a son and said it would change his life forever. He asked how would we explain this bill to children. I explain it to children because we are giving their parents a tax credit. His decision to vote against this bill is wrong. It is dead wrong. As I mentioned, 2 years ago my colleagues on the other side voted to raise taxes. Now they said they cannot cut taxes. It is a consistent pattern on the other side. They believe in raising taxes over and over again. If we care about children, we must balance the budget, and this bill begins that process. It enacts $100 billion in spending cuts. Not phony spending cuts from a baseline going way up, but real dollar spending cuts. If you care about children, we have got to also cut spending, because the tax burden on America's families today drives spouses into the workplace.”