Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity. Coming off the elections, everyone wants to know what the voters had on their minds. I'll share with you a few things that I heard from my voters in my district and throughout California--perhaps experiences similar from around America. They want jobs. They want to work. I think all of us in one way or another understands and feels within us the need to work. It's part of our lives. There are a few, undoubtedly, around who don't ever want to work--and okay for them--but for most Americans, they want a job. They want the opportunity to bring home a paycheck, to support their families--to provide for their food, their shelter, their opportunities for education, and to go on a vacation every now and then. That basic instinct--that basic desire to care for your family, to help build a community--I think is part of America. Americans want jobs. If there were ever a message from this year's elections, it's that. Now, this isn't new to those of us who are here in the Chamber. It's not new to the Democrats, and I'm sure it's not new to my Republican colleagues also; but who actually over the last 2 years amongst all of us in this Chamber and in government have actually been working to create those jobs? I think it's the Democrats. We are going to make that point here today, not only about the past actions that have been taken over the last 2 years, but about what's coming in the future.…”