Political Quotes

“let me just say, strike a responsible distance and take a deep breath. We are going to pass this bill--not the one that Senator McConnell brought before us yesterday but a version of that, which I think is a dramatic improvement. My prayer is that bill is going to include even more money than the McConnell bill when it comes to dealing with the healthcare crisis we face and the challenge we face--more money for hospitals, more money for providers, and more money for equipment, and we are going to have to come back again, I am sorry to say, if this continues, to make sure we put even greater investment in the men and women who will save our lives across this country. Secondly, we want to make certain that this McConnell bill is improved when it comes to accountability for the taxpayer dollars given to the largest corporations in America. Some of us feel burned by what has happened with some of those corporations in the past when we trusted their leadership to build their companies and help their employees, but, instead, they built up their own bank accounts at the expense of their employees. We don't want to return to those days. I am sure the Republicans don't either. We want language in this bill that moves this in the direction of accountability and transparency when it comes to spending taxpayers' dollars by major corporations. Third, never overlook the need of State and local governments.…”