Political Quotes

“Mr. President, in 2017, my colleague Senator Sanders said: The function of reconciliation is to adjust federal spending and revenue, not to enact major changes in social policy. Now, fast forward to 2021, and Senator Sanders and many of my Democratic colleagues have changed their tune. You see, Democrats in Congress are doubling down on their efforts to steer America toward the Democratic socialist policies laid out in Senator Sanders' budget with a $3.5 trillion spending plan that would be the most significant expansion of our social safety net programs since the 1960s. Democrats are seeking to enact these sweeping changes through reconciliation--a partisan process, which Senator Sanders himself said is not meant to be a vehicle for major policy changes. From job-killing corporate tax hikes to small business money grabs and hidden tax increases on the middle class, the Democrats' plan will punish job creators and workers and make us less competitive on the global stage. Now, perhaps that is part of their plan--to remake the United States of America in the image of Western Europe. It is as if they want to punish businesses while rewarding unemployment and dependence on the Federal Government. Republicans want to empower Americans to be self-sufficient, to unleash their God-given potential. That, after all, is the promise at the heart of the Declaration of Independence.…”