Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we spent nearly 6 weeks debating a bill that would help small business. My friends on the other side of the aisle exclaimed that the bill was a jobs bill, one that would help small business--the engine of our economy. The senior Senator from Louisiana--for whom I have great admiration as an advocate for small business--said, ``If the Democrats aren't for small business, I don't know what we're for.'' Well, the small business jobs bill was not passed by this body. My friends on the other side will claim that Republicans blocked the bill. But I think my friends need to look in the mirror when placing blame on their inability to govern. Even if the small business jobs bill would have passed, the tax measures in that bill are only a drop in the bucket when it comes to the taxes and increased regulation small business is going to have to endure. That's right, although Democratic leadership and the White House continue to say that they are for small business, any legislative measure that has been advertised as helping small business has not lived up the hype. Let's start with the new health care reform law. During the debate over health care reform, my friends on the other side of the aisle--including top officials in the White House-- explained that the new law would provide tax credits to small business to help them pay for health insurance.…”