Political Quotes

“I will refer to that editorial, because it sets the stage for what we need to do to fix this bill. The Gallup poll yesterday said that 56 percent of Americans believe that either this bill should not be passed or that it should require major changes before it is passed. That is not only what most American people believe but also what most of the people on the Republican side of the aisle believe and I know some Members on the other side as well. This editorial is titled ``Senators should just start over in fixing fiscal mess.'' They say: Far too much of the stimulus bill is simply unserious as ``economic stimulus.'' The Senate would do us all a great favor if it started again from scratch. In a different part they write: When the Congressional Budget Office analyzed the stimulus bill in its original configuration, it found that just 25 percent of its content might have any effect on the economy this year. A similar analysis by the Wall Street Journal concluded that just 12 cents of every dollar spent would have a chance to create immediate stimulus. They conclude: Make the measure look like a stimulus package rather than a pork package. That is what most of us believe we should do. You build the bill from the bottom up. What actually stimulates the economy, what actually creates jobs, you put that in the program.…”