Political Quotes

“I don't see how this bill would create any jobs, because it's purporting to undo regulations that don't exist and that aren't going to exist. So, obviously, if somebody at the EPA were to get the idea to start regulating farm dust, we would probably act to undo those regulations, which might help create jobs. Yet nobody is doing that, so this bill does absolutely nothing. I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. McDermott). Mr. McDERMOTT. There is a lot of mourning among the comedians of this country that Herman Cain has left the field, but I think the Republican caucus is now stepping in to give the comedians things to laugh at. This bill is about dust. This is dust to throw in the American people's eyes so they won't see what's going on here. We're going home a day early. Why aren't we staying here tomorrow? Because they haven't got anything to do or they can't figure out how to do it. I don't know which it is. In fact, we have never put out a jobs bill from this House now in 11 months of the Republican majority, who said jobs are the issue. Boy, we've got to get jobs. They haven't produced a single job in 11 months off this floor. They're letting the unemployment extension expire. Beginning in January, 5 million Americans are not going to get benefits from the unemployment insurance because the Republicans have to throw dust in the people's eyes so that they won't see. But they know. They're not stupid.…”