Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the amendment that Mr. Flake has proposed, and I rise in strong opposition to the underlying CR. Mr. Chairman, the consequence of this whole discussion about dealing with the deficit and the budget reduction that is being recommended by the Republicans is going to be jobs. If you look at what is being proposed, the other side has had nearly 2 months but has brought zero bills that create jobs. These cuts amount to 1 million jobs that will be lost. There will be no jobs for nurses. $51 million will be cut from the National Park Service; that is a loss of jobs. $256 million will be cut from State and Federal law enforcement; that is the local police that will be cut. $889 million will be cut from renewable energy programs; those are jobs creating solar panels and outfitting and retrofitting homes so they will be energy-efficient. $1 billion will be cut from the National Institutes of Health, which will be a loss of jobs in research and in providing direct public health care to the American citizens. $1.3 billion will be cut from community health centers; that means no jobs and increased costs in the emergency rooms, where people with very acute illnesses will be--people who will not be able to find health care because they will have nowhere else to go. There will be cuts in rural development--a loss of jobs. There will be a $1.6 billion cut for the Environmental Protection Agency--a loss of jobs.…”