Political Quotes

“Madam President, there was a question raised this morning by the Republican leader about where we stand in the closing 2 weeks before the holiday recess. We have a lot of important issues left. One of the most important is the payroll tax cut. Here is what it means. If you have a job in Illinois, an average job in Illinois that pays about $50,000 a year, currently you have a break on your payroll taxes that are collected of about 2 percent. So what that means for those families is that they have an additional $100 a month to spend. For some Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, $100 a month might not make much of a difference, but for a lot of families struggling from paycheck to paycheck, $100 can make a big difference. When gasoline prices go through the roof, you can fill the gas tank in your car or pickup truck and make it to work. You might have a little extra money left for a utility bill when the natural gas prices and oil prices go up during the course of a cold winter. You might be able to afford some Christmas gifts for your kids, maybe even some clothes for them to go to school, a warm jacket for cold weather. So $125 dollars is important. If we do not act, and act before we leave at Christmas, as of January 1 that payroll tax will go up 2 percent on working Americans, and they will have less money to spend. As they spend less money, our economy struggles.…”