Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I have been here for 5 years. I came from another world, one in which, to get anything done, you had to compromise. The problem we have today is that I can't find any partners with whom to compromise. This bill has been characterized as another bailout for large corporations. Really? That is the most amazing characterization I could hear today. When I look at this, what this bill is focused on is the American worker, who, in the time we have been debating this morning here, thousands have had phone calls given to them today by their employer to say: We are sorry, but because of the liquidity situation we have, there is no demand for our products or services. We need you to go home. That has been going on now for weeks, while we sit up here and talk and blame each other for things. The time for action is right now. This bill gives us an opportunity to bring over almost $2 trillion of liquidity to the American people who are in need. This is not about Big Business. As a matter of fact, I don't see any grants in here. What I see are liquidity opportunities so employers can keep their relationship with the employees. We have already heard the details today: direct payments of $300 billion directly to individuals, $250 billion for 3 months of unemployment insurance--unprecedented--$350 billion going directly to small businesses. Why? So that they can keep their employees employed, even if they are furloughed.…”