Political Quotes

“The rule here today provides for consideration of three bills, all of which I oppose in their current form. I want to talk about each of those. We also have, under this rule, a closed process. This resolution contains the 19th and 20th closed rules of this Congress. Instead of having an open debate about taxes here on tax day, we see nothing more than recycled partisan measures and attacks on consumer protections that are disguised and under the guise of a small business advisory board, which had historically been a bipartisan effort. While discussing tax legislation on tax day may not seem the most exciting piece of legislative news to our constituents, I hope they are watching today, Mr. Speaker. This rule and this bill we are bringing under it really demonstrate the gulf that exists between our two parties when we talk about things like middle class economics. This is a $296 billion tax cut. So if we have $296 billion in taxes cut, who are we going to cut taxes for? This bill affects 100 families in Colorado. With the same amount of money, $296 billion, we could cut taxes for every American adult by $1,000. That $1,000 would mean a lot to middle class families, Mr. Speaker. It might help pay for your kids' college tuition. It might help pay for a family vacation.…”