Political Quotes

“tomorrow the House is planning to vote on America's future. The budget vote will decide who wins, who loses. The Republican budget does not reflect America's priorities. Where else would you protect corporate welfare like $16.5 billion in handouts, taxpayer handouts to oil and gas companies, and all the while throwing America's children over the side. A Republican Congress, of course. Where else would you cut $9.5 billion from children's health care affecting 6 million children, while helping protect big oil and gas companies. Where else would you cut 330,000 children from child care assistance while protecting big HMOs. Where else would you cut 40,000 children from nutrition programs while protecting America's polluters. Where else would you cut $14.3 billion in student college aid, the single largest cut in the history of the student aid program. A Republican Congress, but of course. These are not the right priorities for America. They are not America's priorities for its future. Madam Speaker, we should cut spending, but we should not jeopardize our future by cutting programs for our children. It is time we made a change. It is time that we choose our priorities. We can do better, not protecting Big Oil at the expense of taking America's children and throwing them over the side. ____________________”