Political Quotes

“Regardless of what the Republicans say, their budget paves the way for trillions of dollars in tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations. And who would pay for it? It would be the middle class families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. It would slash Medicaid by $1 trillion, threaten healthcare for one in four Americans. It would slash Medicare by $470 billion. And this budget proposes, yet again, to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Under the Republican tax plan, 1.9 million Illinoisans would no longer be able to claim State and local tax deductions; and nationwide, 47 million people in middle class households making between $50,000 and $150,000 a year would pay more in taxes. So I ask my colleagues: Did you really come to Congress to take away healthcare and reduce income for middle class families? If you care about anyone other than millionaires and billionaires, you need to vote ``no.''”