Political Quotes

“Today, our hearts turn to the heroes and loved ones who lost their lives on 9/11. We will never forget the sacrifices of the first responders who are appropriately receiving special honor today. Yet firefighters and police officers are being laid off around the country. Why? Because the Republicans have sabotaged all efforts to avoid those layoffs and to create jobs. It will be 1 year ago tomorrow that the President sent to Congress the American Jobs Act, which would put people to work in areas critical to our communities and our economy--cops and firefighters and teachers--and would prevent those layoffs. Independent experts estimate that his bill would create up to 2.6 million jobs; but has the Republican do-nothing Congress even allowed a vote on the American Jobs Act? No. Instead, they've found time to vote repeatedly to end the Medicare guarantee, and next week, Republicans will leave town and leave America without a jobs bill. Our first responders deserve better. ____________________”