Political Quotes

“Tonight is all about politics. I remember when I was elected in the class of 1994 I campaigned on creating the child tax credit which was a centerpiece of what was called the Contract with America at the time. And I remember many of those that are now somehow laying claim to the child tax credit were the same ones in 1995 who criticized the child tax credit somehow as a tax break for the rich. So it is the same well-worn-out, tired, partisan rhetoric that we hear from the other side. One of the things I hear from my colleagues is they always like to somehow make everyone a victim. They always say that someone's going to get hurt. Let us think about who gets hurt if the Democrats prevail: poor people who have their child tax credit raised from $600 to $1,000, who right now qualify for the earned income tax credit. If Democrats have their way, it is only there for 1 year. Then they take it away at the end of 2004; and if the Democrats have their way, married couples, for example, who suffer from a marriage tax penalty in the child tax credit will suffer as well.”