Barbara Boxer: “I would say it is important to note that the people in California--and I assume this is true of the people in the State…”

“I would say it is important to note that the people in California--and I assume this is true of the people in the State of Tennessee, in the State of Arkansas, and perhaps New York as well--the people who earn between $10,000 and $20,000 a year, their average tax cut, which the President signed into law and most Democrats voted against and most Republicans voted for--their average tax cut is $7. These are working people. They are working. They are getting their hands dirty. They are keeping this country going. The top elite few get hundreds of thousands back and these people get $7 a year. If they have children, they are suffering, and all my friend from Arkansas is saying is: Give these families a little fairness. They pay payroll taxes. They pay sales taxes. They have to live. And, by the way, giving them a check is going to stimulate this economy, not by giving it to people like Leona Helmsley. She has everything she needs, thank you very much. I don't mean to pick on her particularly--but Warren Buffett has said it well himself. He doesn't need it. He has his kids and their kids and their future kids and their future kids covered. He has every generation of Buffetts covered. All we are doing is fighting for the people who need us the most. I thank my friend from Arkansas for her courage and I want to say how much I support her and how much I am looking forward to voting in favor of her amendment.”