Barack Obama actually said...

Tonight Senate Republicans voted to block the Buffett Rule choosing once again to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest few Americans at the expense of the middle class.

Context

Obama criticizes Senate Republicans for blocking the Buffett Rule, which aimed to increase taxes on the wealthy.

04/16/2012

https://transcripts.cnn.com...

More Barack Obama Quotes

That's not just a Latino problem or an African-American problem; that is an American problem that we have to solve.
7/21/2007
It will take all of us to stand up to a drug and insurance industry that spent $1 billion in lobbying to block health care reform.
7/21/2007
I have a universal health care plan that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family's premiums by up to $2500 a year.
7/21/2007
I just introduced this bill on nonproliferation -- you know, nuclear weapons that are out there, loose nukes in former Soviet territory.
7/19/2007

View All Barack Obama Quotes