Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, the new majority promised to provide a comprehensive plan to restore America to prosperity and to create jobs. Unfortunately, this resolution does not do anything to deliver on that promise. Furthermore, I hope that this body, both Democrats and Republicans, will begin to focus on the fact that we have millions of people who are poor, who are low income, and who are chronically unemployed. Whatever we do, we need a yardstick, and we need a criteria, and we need standards so that we can look at how what we do here on this floor elevates and lifts up people who are below the poverty line and helps them move into middle-income status. This resolution does not do that. It's really a bunch of rhetoric, as I see it. I really can't figure out what it's about. It does nothing, and it certainly does nothing to create jobs for those whom we care about.”