Political Quotes

“I thank you for your leadership on this issue tonight, and I thank you for appealing to the American people so we can hear from them so that we can have conversations with people who are struggling to make ends meet, people who are finding innovations to make our economy work, to find those things that are going to lead our country forward. It is a great opportunity and privilege to be here with you talking about ideas from the Working Families Flexibility Act that you mentioned that you're working so hard on--I am a proud cosponsor of that bill--but also ways that we are going to find solutions for people across this country who are raising families, trying to pay for college, trying to pay the energy bill for the month, and I think we in Congress have an incredible opportunity to get government out of the way and let America work, to unleash the innovators and the entrepreneurs around this great Nation. Over the past couple of years, we've held dozens of town meetings, whether they're in southeastern Colorado, northeastern Colorado, the Denver metro area, the new parts of my district, talking to families who are struggling to make ends meet, people who have had to pick up a second job just to try to pay the bills. As we talk about making life work--and I believe you said the hash tag was #makinglifework--I would love to hear from you, Mr. Speaker, and people around the country on what really does make life work for them and how we can help be a part of these solutions.…”