Political Quotes

“And I underestimated them because I know they would question them, so I gave a conservative view. It is worse. But you bring up the State and local, what SALT means, State and local taxes. The State and localities, did you see there is a letter--I don't have it right here--from the mayors of scores of cities in California asking the Members of Congress not to vote for this because of the provision that is in there that undermines their ability to address the education needs of their constituents, of the people in those towns and cities, the public safety issues? We had a firefighter come testify as to what it means to public safety, to law enforcement, to meeting the needs of people so that they can learn, that they can work, that they can raise their families, and to do so in a way that everyone pays his or her fair share. That is not the case here. So, again, it is a boon to the megarich corporate special interest and a bust to the middle class. It also is very harmful to small business. While the Republicans will say this is good for the middle class, it is not. They give with one hand something and take with another, so they can set the banquet table for the superrich corporate America and throw some crumbs to the middle class and say: Sucker. I am just telling it the way it is.…”