Political Quotes

“Because of inaction of this Congress, people are losing 20 percent of their paycheck. That's what's hurting the American economy right now. We have a bipartisan immigration bill which cleared the Senate which we know, from CBO, would actually reduce the deficit and grow the economy. That's what we should be voting on. We had a bipartisan farm bill which passed the Senate which, again, provides a real horizon for rural America. That's what we should be voting on. Instead, we are filling this Chamber up with more of the tired rhetoric for a bill that does absolutely nothing and which the Congressional Research Service shows us is completely, totally outside of well-established precedent of American law. Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC, July 16, 2013. Memorandum To: Honorable Joe Courtney--Attention: Maija Welton From: Erika K. Lunder, Legislative Attorney; Carol A. Pettit, Legislative Attorney Subject: Recent Examples of IRS Postponement of Statutory Effective Dates This memorandum responds to your request for examples of instances in which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has postponed statutorily imposed effective dates. This memorandum does not discuss the July 2013 announcement by the Obama Administration to delay implementation of the employer reporting responsibility requirements in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.…”