Political Quotes

“In a 2-year period--the wealthiest of the wealthiest, 14 people--that wealth rose $157 billion. Yet when we look at this Republican budget, those people get every benefit we can imagine. They are not asked to do a thing--a thing. When people are struggling sending their kids to college, Lord knows, when people are struggling trying to afford a new home, when people are struggling every day to make ends meet--some even to put nutritious food on the table--this budget is a blueprint of unfairness. This budget, this Republican budget, is a blueprint for another recession. It is a terrible budget, and it makes believe it balances. It doesn't balance one bit. Our ranking member will explain the smoke and mirrors that have been used in this budget. I used to serve on the Budget Committee. Let me be clear to anyone within the sound of my voice. In recent times the only time the budget was balanced was when President Clinton was President, and only Democrats voted for his budget. We balanced the budget. And you know what; we created 23 million jobs because we invested in people, in education, in our children. Not this budget--they cut--deep cuts out of domestic spending. They take $236 billion over 10 years from nondefense. That means they are cutting education, scientific research, food safety, law enforcement, and every single program the middle class and working Americans depend on. I want to thank the ranking member of the Budget Committee.…”