Political Quotes

“I have been listening to criticism from the other side of the aisle about our plan to improve American families' economic security and the long-term strength in our economy. And I have to wonder, why do Republicans never worry about deficits when they are passing trillion-dollar tax cuts that shower nearly all of the benefits on millionaires and wealthy corporations? Why do Republicans only rediscover a concern about the debt when they are asked to support policies to help middle-class, working families, low-income individuals--people struggling to get into the middle class? Or when someone proposes a long-term solution to make America's economy resilient and more prosperous for everyone, they are opposed to that. That is ``big spending.'' Republican welfare for the rich has always been a bad investment. Forty years of trickle-down economics has given America the greatest income inequality since the Gilded Age in our history and the largest national debt in our history. Republicans' devotion to trickle-down tax cuts has given us a shrinking middle class, a hollowed-out industrial base, and crumbling infrastructure. It has made a small sliver of America lavishly wealthy and left the rest behind. The Republican economic agenda has left the majority of Americans asking: How are we supposed to pay for childcare, our kids' college education, medical bills, or for the skilled nurses that mom and dad are going to need? Will we ever be able to retire?…”