Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for holding this Special Order tonight. And I also say, just because we are following a theme, if we put in perspective how long ago it was that we did tax reform in this Nation, I was running for my first political office for county board. I had a mullet, and it looked good--at least my wife told me it did. But let me tell you that, after we passed this tax reform--I come from deep southern Illinois, nowhere near Chicago, a very rural district, a little bit of metropolitan--a typical family of four will receive a break of over $2,000 per year. Now, folks, I don't know how it would be in your district or in your hometown if you are listening to this tonight, but that is not crumbs where I come from. Some of the folks here in Washington may think that that is the case, but that is not. Let me tell you that I have been around my district talking to people; and you go to barber shops and coffee shops, and my wife and I own a beauty salon, and you hear from the people how much they are saving, so much so that we actually asked for people to start replying on our Facebook and to tell us what their story was. I am just going to give you a few of these. I know that we are on limited time, but I am going to tell you that Bobby from Makanda, here is what he writes: I am a police officer and my wife is a high school teacher. Combined, the new tax rates save us over $300 a month. We have two teenage children.…”