John Doolittle: “Talking about one of the big differences that we have between the Republicans and the Democrats in this House and in…”

“Talking about one of the big differences that we have between the Republicans and the Democrats in this House and in this Nation in terms of what goes on nationally here in Congress, there didn't used to be such a difference. In fact, President Kennedy said, ``A rising tide lifts all boats'' and promoted broad-based tax cuts to stimulate economic growth in the early 1960s upon taking office, and it definitely worked. I think with our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, the Democrats, they tend to view it as what they call a zero sum game. In other words, if somebody wins in that situation, that means somebody else has to lose. And the thing I like about President Bush and the Republican policy is that we kind of harken back to the Reagan era and the Kennedy era, where we try to provide broad-based tax relief to everyone, recognizing that when we do that everyone will benefit, rich and poor. And that has happened, by the way. And, in fact, our standard of living is on the rise. And real after tax income, according to the figures I have, are up by 11 percent since December of 2000. That is substantially better than the gains following the last recession.…”