Political Quotes

“I wish to briefly address the same subject my colleague from Colorado addressed, and that is the proposition that Americans are finally going to get some tax relief. The biggest tax relief, as a matter of fact, in 16 years is about to be brought to the Senate floor for debate. It is uncertain yet precisely what some of the details are, but the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives has put a plan on the table, the Finance Committee in the Senate has put a plan on the table, and the members of that committee are working through the details of that bill. We do know the general outline so far, and I think we can talk about that and begin to lay the groundwork for debate in this Chamber on that historic tax cut for American working families. I think that is the first lesson to be learned here. I really deeply regret that some people at the White House are already beginning to take political pot shots at this very worthwhile, bipartisan tax relief to be provided to American families. It is the same old political rhetoric that it is a tax cut for the rich. That just does not fit this proposed tax cut. Most of the tax cuts are for average working families, and all of the tax cuts are good for the economy of this country.”