Political Quotes

“today I rise to introduce critical legislation that will help restore confidence in our country's ailing travel and tourism industry as well as serve as an immediate stimulus to our economy in general. As recent economic data have confirmed, our economy was ailing before the terrorist attacks on Tuesday, September, 11, but few were talking about emergency measures to stimulate it. What is different after September 11 is the downward spiral of the economy, led by the travel industry. Proposals for stimulating the economy have centered on traditional arguments as to whether we should focus more on stimulating business investment, consumer demand, or infrastructure. Eager for a bipartisan approach, members of Congress and President Bush appear agreeable to splitting the difference and doing a little of each. To me, that's a political solution and it ignores the emergency created in the aftermath of September 11. I believe that we need to rethink what has happened to our economy to arrive at the stimulus legislation that attacks the major problem, and, therefore, will do the most overall good.”