Political Quotes

On the recordApril 13, 2016
Households across America have budgets. People sit around the kitchen table trying to make the hard choices, figuring out should they send their kid to summer camp, can they afford to go out to dinner more often, can they afford a family trip. Businesses have budgets. I was in the private sector before I came here, and we had to have those tough discussions and discuss where we were going to reinvest and where we were going to cut. But, apparently, for the Republicans, they say that our country shouldn't have a budget. The time is running short in which the Republicans can present and pass a budget for the United States of America. Shouldn't America have a budget just as it has had in the past, just as families across our country have, and just as businesses have? What is it that they are trying to hide? Can they not make the numbers match without privatizing Social Security and Medicare? Are they trying to hide huge tax increases for the middle class? We will never know unless the public pressure is so great that the Republicans feel that they have to present a responsible budget before our body. I hope we see it soon. ____________________
Said by
Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 13, 2016

Share

More from Jared Polis

Jul 2, 2026

The people inside of a government process should be able to speak publicly about it when the outcome raises serious questions of fairness and equal justice.

coloradonewsline.com
May 28, 2026

For too long, we’ve run up against roadblocks – from outdated laws to piles of paperwork – that slow or stop new housing, new transit, and new clean energy from even being built.

nga.org
Jun 14, 2026

It makes logical sense to specifically address unethical price gouging that targets a consumer with an unfair, significantly higher price.

coloradonewsline.com

Other voices in this conversation