Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. Biggs. I appreciate his help. I have got a top 10 list here--actually, it has turned into a top 11 list--of the 10 most egregious provisions of H.R. 1. Again, I want to remind you that the Democrats took over at the beginning of the year. We are $22 trillion in debt. And they will say: Well, it is President Trump's fault. Well, we can say: It is President Obama's fault. And they will say: Well, it is President Bush's fault. And it can go all the way back to George Washington, I expect. But the fact is it is a bipartisan issue that needs to be dealt with. So the top 11 most egregious provisions of H.R. 1: It creates, again, a 6-1 government match to any small donor contribution of $200 or less in a congressional or Presidential campaign, meaning for every $200 the government will match $1,200. So let's look at the facts. Where does that $1,200 come from? You go to work, you get a paycheck at the end of the week, at the end of the week you notice that you don't get paid your gross pay, you get paid your net pay. The rest of the money comes to the government and the government is going to use that money, when we are $22 trillion in debt, and give out subsidies to support, hopefully, your candidate. This has never happened before in our government, and we are at $22 trillion in debt. It does nothing to solve our national debt. {time} 2000 Number two on the list: Creates a new voucher pilot program--a pilot program. And I have to hand it to the Dems.…”