Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Connecticut. My apologies, Rhode Island being not too far away. Thank you very much. And thank you for pointing out that it's very, very difficult in America if you're poor. One out of six Americans now live in poverty and are dependent upon food stamps and other kinds of subsistence in order simply to stay alive. And we cannot forget that, although we ought to remember that here on this floor very recently there was an effort to reduce the food stamps. So I don't quite understand why anybody would want to do that, given the poverty rate. You also spoke to the issue of fairness in taxes. Eighty-four percent of all of the wealth in this Nation is now controlled by the top 20 percent, and the bottom have become more and more poor. Now, one of the States that is struggling to get back into the American Dream is the State of Ohio, and there's a lot of conflict going on there about labor and politics and the like. But I know, Mr. Ryan, that you're focused solely on trying to get people back to work in your community. If you would please join us. If I recall correctly, you're from the eastern part of Ohio.”