Political Quotes

“I will take the additional few minutes. It means doing what is right . . . and not handing the bill for our actions to our children and grandchildren. By returning us to the failed policies of massive deficits this budget does exactly that. It hands it to the generation of young men and women who are fighting in Iraq. The second value is fairness--a sense that we're all in this together. In a democratic society like ours, under threats like those we face today, that means having a shared sense that paying our fair share of the bill is not just a partisan buzz-phrase . . . it is not just window dressing . . . It is who we are . . . It is what we are about. It is what this budget should be about, fairness and responsibility. No one's definition of fairness is a tax cut that gives a taxpayer in the middle income bracket about $250, while those with incomes over a million dollars get a cut of over $90,000. No one's definition of fairness is a tax cut that gives almost half of all taxpayers a cut of less than $100, while the top one percent of taxpayers get a cut of over $24,000. Take a look at the income bracket of the men and women who are fighting now in Iraq--the young people who will be handed the bill for the future deficits in this budget. They will be getting less than $100 in tax cuts. Is there anyone here who will argue that is fair, Mr. President? In my view, as far as reflecting our values, this budget fails.…”