Political Quotes

“I'm glad we're having this debate. This bill isn't basically a jobs bill, and it puts a Halloween mask on it to say that's what it is, basically. The gentleman from California talks about manufacturing. The President struggled to save the automobile sector, the domestic sector of this country, over the opposition of many Republicans, including who is now apparently the leading nominee for the Republican Presidential nomination. {time} 1350 If we really want to talk about jobs, what we should do is to turn down the previous question on this bill so we can bring up the currency bill. This will put Republicans to the test on a real jobs bill. The estimate is, by Fred Bergsten, that passage of legislation like this changing the Chinese undervaluation of their currency would create a million jobs. No one in authority has said this bill will create any jobs. And Paul Krugman, his estimate is 1.5 million jobs. And you talk about bipartisanship? This currency bill is truly bipartisan. So it will also put to the test whether you believe in bipartisanship when it comes to a real jobs bill. This bill, H.R. 639, now has 230 sponsors, a majority in the House of Representatives, and it has 62 Republicans, and it passed the Senate, a similar, though not identical bill, with strong Republican support. So this previous question, everyone who votes, will put you to the test. Do you believe in a real jobs bill? It won't destroy the bill on the floor. It will add to it.…”