Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule for consideration of H.R. 3590, and to the bill. They say you can't have your cake and eat it too, but that is exactly what Republicans are trying to do with this bill. They are trying to keep the benefits of ObamaCare and repeal the costs of ObamaCare. They are saying we are going to continue subsidies for middle-income and lower-income people, every expense associated with ObamaCare, and yet we are going to reduce the funding. We are going to increase our deficit by over $30 billion. At a time when the deficit continues to add to our national debt, when many of us are calling for going the opposite direction, trying to balance our budget, I am a proud sponsor of a balanced budget amendment. Digging this $30 billion hole will make it even harder to balance the budget. If the Republicans are serious about cutting $30 billion in revenue, let's show where they are going to cut $30 billion in costs. Whether it is from the Affordable Care Act or whether it is other items, it is not intellectually honest to simply say we are going to cut money, but we are not going to tell you where it is coming from. This bill would add $33 billion to the deficit. And we all like tax cuts, Mr. Speaker. I mean, who wouldn't want to cut taxes for everybody? It is always a question of: How are you going to pay for it?…”