Political Quotes

“I am proud to support the Democratic budget that Chairman Conrad and the Budget Committee have so ably put together. This budget lowers taxes, and it creates or maintains nearly a half million good-paying jobs here at home. In contrast, the Bush-Republican budget that the President proposed last month promotes the same tired old ideas that got us into this fiscal mess in the first place--ideas that have weakened the economy and hurt America's middle class. A budget is an expression of values: you choose what to spend your money on and you choose how much of it to spend now instead of later. As families across America sit down at the kitchen table to create their own family budgets, they decide what they have to pay for now-- the house, the tuition, the heating bills, the gas for the car--and then how much they can spend on other things without going too far into debt. Creating a budget for the Federal Government is very similar. This week the Senate will decide what we have to pay for now--housing, education, energy, and infrastructure--and what we cannot afford without further burdening our children with our bills. The Democratic budget recognizes that one of the key elements of the American economy--the housing market--is in very serious trouble, the worst we have experienced since the Great Depression.”