Political Quotes

“I agree with a number of our preceding speakers who have talked about the importance of Medicare and why their principles and values are different than some of our other colleagues. Tonight I would like to address another subject in the closing days before our July 4th district work period, and that is a child tax credit. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the president of Pakistan was here and the President of the United States guaranteed $3.5 billion to Pakistan. He came in, got a nice reception at Camp David, and flew out with a check for $3.5 billion. That is equal to the amount that it would cost to provide the 12 million children, 6.5 million working families a full $1,000 tax credit in this country; yet they are not receiving it. In Pakistan they came in, smiled, shook hands, and walked out with $3.5 billion. In America, 12 million American children will be left without a tax cut as they go into the summer months. As their parents buy clothes and shoes and backpacks for the coming school year, they will not have the full $1,000 child credit.”