Political Quotes

“Let me first thank Congresswoman Gwen Moore for her very passionate and very clear statement. I thank both she and Congressman Ellison for their unwavering leadership and conviction on the real issues facing the American people today. As a former cochair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and as a cofounder of the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. Mr. Chairman, members of the Progressive Caucus are here because, once again, the Republican leadership would rather attack the President than help the millions of struggling seniors, people with disabilities and their families who are faced with a system that fails to meet their very basic needs. This should really be a nonpartisan issue, but we are here today because Republicans are more focused on ending Medicare and repealing a long-term care program than they are on creating jobs to put Americans back to work. Last year, the Republicans' first order of business was to eliminate--mind you, eliminate--the Medicare guarantee for America's seniors under the Ryan budget proposal. This year, it's the same old story. Instead of focusing on jobs or on extending middle class tax cuts, unemployment assistance, or fixing the Medicare physician pay rate, this Tea Party Congress continues to waste time on pointless bills just to score political points.…”