Political Quotes

“In 2009, President Obama came into office during the Great Recession. He inherited a dreadful economy but worked hard for policies that would stimulate growth and help the average American. Thankfully, his policies worked and America is on the upswing. However, we now have a President who wants to take credit where credit is not due. President Trump is reaping the benefits of Obama's economic policies, while harming the people who were still left behind. Recovering from a recession and lifting up all Americans takes more than eight years, and this President has not taken the torch. Instead of building on Obama's success, Trump has kicked the Americans who are still down. When farmers in the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia and all across the nation were suffering from major crop losses from natural disasters, President Trump decided to start a trade war with China. Trade wars do not often have victors, but they always have losers. American farmers, workers, and consumers were the losers. Our farmers lost business, our workers lost wages, and our consumers paid higher prices--all to cover the costs of the tariffs--not China and not President Trump, the architect of this bad plan. When running for office, then-candidate Trump said he would use his knowledge of tax cuts for the rich to help the people who this economy still isn't working for.…”