Political Quotes

“they have a vendetta against clean energy. I guess they want to keep dependence on foreign oil. I do not and my people do not. We do not enjoy $5-a-gallon gas, which is where it is heading maybe because of the unrest in the Middle East. We need alternatives--clean cars, cars that go 50, 60 miles a gallon or do not need any gas at all. Oh, they cut that. They cut Head Start. Our little kids will not have Head Start. What are they doing? It makes no sense. Every dollar we put into early childhood education saves $10. What are they doing? And Pell grants. There are so many other ways to proceed. Do you know, if we just looked at the tax loopholes given to corporations who ship jobs overseas, it is over $140 billion over 10 years? Let's take a look at that. Let's take a look at the billionaires. Why do we have to ask little kids to give up a slot in Head Start and get that Head Start they need? Why do we have to ask our teenagers to give up on going to college? That is what their budget does for no reason at all. Let's avert a government shutdown by coming together. I am willing to move in their direction. They have to be willing to move to mine. Again, they cut $100 billion off the President's budget. We cut $40 billion. Let's meet in the middle.”