Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his extraordinary leadership in putting nearly a trillion dollars into the pockets of the American people. I thank him and Mr. Yarmuth, the chair of the Budget Committee, for their leadership on this legislation and, of course, on this debate this afternoon. It was dazzling to see them and the Democratic chairs and Members speak up about this important legislation. I thank the chairman for pointing out the inconsistency on the part of our colleagues across the aisle in complaining about money helping the poorest of poor children in our country while they didn't hesitate to give large amounts of money to the richest people in America in their Republican tax scam. The chairman's charts were very eloquent. Mr. Speaker, to hear our Members speak about the terms of this bill, the values that are in it, the plan that it has, why they were voting ``yes'' on the bill, and to hear Republicans talk about why they would vote ``no,'' it is typical that they vote ``no'' and take the dough. This bill has bipartisan support across the country, not only among the general public, but in mayors, selectmen, city councilpersons, and county executives--who are Republican--eagerly awaiting the passage of this bill because they know at their level what a difference it will make in the lives of their constituents, the American people. Mr. Speaker, this is a critical moment in our country's history.…”