Political Quotes

“I want to thank you and Mr. Tonko for joining us, so I have got Ohio and New York. Mr. Hoyer was here earlier from Maryland and Mr. Welch from Vermont. We covered a large part of the United States. We are all talking about what the President has put forth as a national policy of middle class economics: how we can grow the American economy, why it is so important for the middle class to really succeed, because that creates demand that then America businesses can fulfill in their many, many ways. I notice that the esteemed chairman of the Rules Committee is here, and I suspect he wants to present us with some information. Mr. Sessions, if you are ready--and I will continue on until you are ready. In the meantime, the elements of the middle class economics, we know why it is important. It builds the demand that the businesses can then fulfill--American business--and so you really create the jobs with that demand. It also gives us higher wages. You are strengthening the middle class with higher wages. We talk about infrastructure. We will spend a lot of time talking about infrastructure as we come up to the May deadline where we must renew the infrastructure law, the surface highway transportation. All of these are pieces of the puzzle. We are nearly out of time, but I see the esteemed chairman of the Rules Committee. Mr. Chairman, I yield.”