Political Quotes

“I want to just tell the gentlewoman from California [Ms. Harman], my good friend, that there are 98,000 children in her district, and their parents could certainly use this $500 per child tax deduction. Working people understand that, and let me underscore a point that the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Traficant] made so effectively when he talked about blue-collar workers and how important this bill is. Mr. Chairman, blue-collar workers cannot hire each other. They need to have somebody who has enough capital who is not giving that money to the Government, to Uncle Sam, to be able to buy that extra piece of equipment, expand that facility, put those extra 2, or 3, or 5, or 10 people on the payroll, and thereby give them some help, and help their children, help their family and also expand, ultimately, revenues to the United States. This is in many ways a blue-collar tax cut. Mr. Chairman, the smartest thing Democrats can do is vote for it; the smartest thing President Clinton can do is sign it.”