Political Quotes

“Mr. President, pending before the Senate is a bill that includes many provisions. It is known in shorthand as the extenders bill because each year there are portions of the Tax Code which expire, and they relate to a lot of different things we kind of take for granted--the biofuels tax credit, for example--and other things. Each year, Congress extends or reauthorizes those portions of the Tax Code, and most of them are noncontroversial. The obvious question many people ask who are affected by them is, Why do you do this every year and go through this exercise? It is an honest and legitimate question. I just say that the honest answer is, Because the extenders themselves are not controversial; they are popular. They become the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down because they usually accompany other things that have more controversy with them. That is the way politics works. That is the way the Congress works, and that is what we do each year. This year is no exception, and we are considering the extension of portions of the Tax Code and including with it other things that will have an impact on the country and on the economy. When I look at what is included in this bill, which is going to be important, there are several provisions that I think are critically important for the economy. Most of us believe we would be better off in America if we stopped exporting good-paying American jobs overseas.…”