Political Quotes

“in July of 2001, a few months after President Bush took office, gas was $1.33 a gallon. Five years later, July 2006, it has more than doubled to $3.00, and in places like Chicago, it is as high as $3.40 a gallon. But this is not the only place where the administration has failed middle-class families. Since 2000, the cost of health care has increased 73 percent to $11,000 for a family of four. The cost of tuition at a 4-year public college has increased 38 percent since 2001 and, at the same time, average weekly earnings have declined by 1 percent in America. So while costs spiral out of control, middle-class families have less money in their pockets. That is not exactly what I would call a record of achievement. Yet today, the President said the economy is strong and getting stronger. The American people know that such statements are wrong and getting wronger. The President's statements show how out of touch he is with the struggles and challenges American families face today. Mr. Speaker, all is not well on Main Street. It is high time that Washington and this Congress took action. It is time for a new direction. It is time for a change. ____________________”