Political Quotes

“I am happy to stand as a cosponsor of the amendment by Senator Dorgan and Senator Carnahan of Missouri. People who are following this debate in our Chamber and by C-SPAN must wonder what we are doing today. We are talking about tax cuts, tax breaks, tax relief. Can you think of a more popular issue or subject for us to entertain on the floor of the U.S. Senate? Forget for a moment that we are in deficit, that we are taking billions of dollars out of the Social Security trust fund because of our last tax decision and events that have intervened. Forget that for a moment and just concentrate on tax relief for America. If you would go out on the street corner in Springfield, IL, or in Chicago, which I represent, or in Texas or in North Dakota, and say to the first five people walking by: If Congress is going to consider tax relief and tax cuts, what do you think they ought to concentrate on? I guarantee you not a single soul will come up to you and say: What they ought to concentrate on are the multimillionaires who may pass away and owe some money to the Federal Government; that is the thing that keeps my family up at night. We are worried about that possibility--that someone who is worth millions of dollars may end up paying some money to the Government. No. Most people would say: I will tell you what bothers me, Senator. I cannot figure out how to pay for my kids' college education expenses. Why don't you make that deductible?”