Political Quotes

“In the Statement of Administration Policy, it is clear that the President understands this. Actually, he understands that this also not only affects the 5 million families, it cuts it for an additional 6 million families. And so I am very pleased that the White House has advised that they do not support this and, hopefully, a veto threat would come if it ever got that far. Now, yesterday, I might say, Chairman Ryan--and I have to remind us that he rolled out his plan to reduce poverty. Yet, today we see this bill, which would increase poverty. I am not sure what is going on, Mr. Speaker. We are here to protect all families, particularly those living in poverty. Why in the world would we try, or the Republicans, at least, try to put a compassionate voice and face on such draconian policies? The rhetoric of yesterday, as it relates to the Ryan rollout of the antipoverty program, is totally inconsistent with the reality of what we are dealing with and seeing today. I urge a ``no'' vote.”