Political Quotes

“Madam President, I listened very carefully to my Republican colleagues who have come to the floor blaming the Democrats and the President for everything you can imagine, including the high price of gasoline and deficits as far as the eye can see. I wish to say to Senator Manchin, I am going to make some very brief remarks about H.R. 1 and then yield to you for 5 minutes. I respect the right of any colleague to say whatever he or she wants on the floor. But I also wish to tell the American people who may be following this debate, that in truth, in the last many years, 40 years, the only party to balance the budget was the Democrats. Bill Clinton, in his Presidency, not only took a deficit brought about by Republican Presidents, not only did he balance the budget with us, but we created surpluses. Guess what. Twenty-three million jobs. Compare that to George W. Bush. He created huge deficits, handed President Obama a tremendous debt and deficits--I will get the exact numbers--and created 1 million jobs, compared to 23 million jobs. I appreciate the lectures from my Republican friends, but look at any measure: job creation, budget balancing, stock market. Check it out, America. These are facts that are in the history books. So please do not lecture us about how to balance the budget. We know how to do it.…”