Political Quotes

“Listening to this debate reminds me of Victor Hugo, who once said that there is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher. It seems to me that the Republican tax bill further promotes the misery and suffering of the lower class and illuminates the inhumanity of the higher. It is true that the Republican tax bill takes from the poor and gives to the rich. This bill embodies the very essence of the Robinhood concept. Only it is Robinhood in reverse; take from the poor and give to the rich. I agree with those who suggest that this bill is bad for America. The Republican tax cuts make the wealthy wealthier and the poor poorer. The New York Times said of this cut that the Republican tax scheme unfairly benefits the top 5 percent of income earners by providing them with over 50 percent of the tax cuts. It showers tax cuts on the Nation's wealthiest families. It actually shortchanges the citizen, as we have heard, who wants to go to a community college. I believe that it is clear that the Democratic plan rewards the working class while the Republican plan rewards the wealthy. I stand for those who stand with the working people of America.”