Political Quotes

“I want to take just a brief moment at the beginning of my remarks just to commend the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Archer], chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, for his leadership in managing this very important component of the Contract with America and also very important component for bipartisan agreement to balance the budget for the first time in 28 years. This is a great victory for the middle class. It is a great victory for those who work hard and play by the rules and pay taxes, because this legislation we are voting on today is the first real tax relief for the middle class in 16 years. For the people that I represent in the South Side of Chicago and south suburbs of Chicago and rural areas to the south and southwest if they have children, for the average family with children in the district that I represent, it means an extra $1,000 in take-home pay. Over 110,000 children are eligible for the child tax credit that is in this legislation. It is important to families, and because we, as Republicans, believe that if you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to keep more of what you earn.”