Political Quotes

“Mr. President, my friend, Senator Sessions, has said Republicans are prepared to vote on the Reid proposal. Actually, they are not. They want to vote on whether to allow a vote on the Reid proposal. That is what a cloture vote is, and they don't want to vote on the Reid proposal. We have offered that and said that a majority should rule. Just as the Boehner proposal passed in the House with a simple majority, we want a chance to pass the Reid proposal with a simple majority. My friend says that is laughable. Why is it laughable? We went back and looked at the Record, and every vote we could find on increasing the debt was always done by a simple majority--always. So if we want to follow tradition, cut out the filibuster. Let's vote, and we will pass the Reid proposal tonight and we can find a way to resolve these problems. My colleague also said Democrats want to raise taxes. Let me just say something. Democrats want to reduce taxes on the middle class. But we do believe multinational corporations, people who earn over $1 billion a year and $1 million a year should pay their fair share. We do believe that. Senator Sanders researched and found out that the richest 400 families in America make more than one-half of America. Can you imagine? The richest 400 families make more than half of America. So those at the top are doing just fine. So let's be clear. We want an up-or-down vote on the Reid amendment. We think it is fair. We think it is just.…”