Political Quotes

“Not at this time, but I will yield when I conclude. We have a bill that will create tens of thousands of jobs, and we have the first amendment offered by my good friend, which has not had one hearing, and it repeals all kinds of protections for the public health. I don't get it. There is only one thing that I can get, with all these amendments, we have amendments on the debt ceiling that have nothing to do with this bill. This bill will create income for taxpayers, because when jobs are created and people work, they pay their fair share of taxes. This bill does not deserve to be treated this way when it passed almost unanimously out of the committee and it is totally bipartisan and has been in place for almost 50 years. Yet that is where we are. Every Senator has the right to do what he or she wants. They can play games. They can have fun. But I care about the people I represent, and they need jobs. I care about them whether they are in Kentucky, California, or Maryland--any State in this Union. We are United States Senators. We should care about the people, not get up here and play games. EDA uses limited Federal dollars to leverage large amounts of private sector investment. It is the little spark that creates economic activity in areas that are distressed, and it creates these jobs all across the country. Every dollar of EDA investment attracts nearly $7. Let me show some other charts.…”