Political Quotes

“Yesterday on the topic of poverty, Congressman Ryan spoke. Today, he and his House Republican colleagues, will vote. Actions speak louder than words. And at every turn over the last 3 years, the actions House Republicans have taken have cut programs for low- and middle-income families. Funding for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program-- slashed in the Ryan Republican budget. Social services block grants--eliminated. Food assistance, Pell higher education grants, job training, and housing assistance--dramatically scaled back. And extension of unemployment insurance and a raise in the minimum wage--both blocked by House Republicans. The new Republican rhetoric on poverty is no match for the deeply troubling actions they have repeatedly taken, and continue to take with this legislation today. This bill leads to harm for millions of low- and middle-income families and their kids. It completely ignores the need to extend the 2017 expiration of the expanded refundable portion of the child tax credit, which, if allowed to occur, would push 12 million people, including 6 million children, into poverty or deeper into poverty, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.…”