Political Quotes

“Thank you. Mr. President, the reason I need the time is, every time one of my colleagues gets up, it just amazes me at some of the things they say. Now, my friend, the Senator from Alabama, is very worried about going into debt because of this economic recovery package. He is calling for a small package. I do not know what he believes a ``smaller package'' definition is, but we know from economists, Democratic and Republican, if the package is too small it does no good. He is very worried about the debt. We all are worried about the debt. Where were my Republican friends--and they are my friends; I work with them every day--where were they when George Bush took the debt from $5 trillion to $10 trillion over 8 years--doubled it--put it on the backs of every man, woman, and child--$17,000 of debt for every man, woman, and child? I never heard a word. They spent it on Iraq. I say it is time to spend it here and help our people. They spent it on tax cuts for the richest people, those who did not need it, and they did not care about the debt. I want to help the middle class and the working poor, the backbone of America, because without that backbone, we have nothing. So I think the record has to be set straight. I thank those Republicans who worked with us Democrats on coming up with a solution. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You stepped forward. You listened to President Obama. You stepped forward for positive change. You stepped forward to help America.”