Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we have gone back and forth on this bill for months now, and my Republican friends have said, oh, they haven't had a chance to read the bill. The Budget Committee reported out the consolidated bill on September 25. There have been 180 hours of debate on this bill before today; so if they can't read the bill in 2 months, they have another problem. But at the end of the day, it is clear this has not been a fair debate. On one side you have House Republicans. On the other you have myself and my Democratic colleagues, 17 Nobel-winning economists, former Treasury Secretaries, Jack Lew and Larry Summers, scores of other economists and experts, and most importantly, the overwhelming majority of the American people. This hasn't been an honest debate either. Democrats have a plan to serve the American people. Republicans have an agenda to stop Democrats, period. And my friend from Ohio just had another description of GOP. I don't think it should be GOP at all; I think it should be NOP, the not our problem party. If it is healthcare, it is not our problem. Dealing with climate change, it is not our problem. Dealing with education, not our problem. Dealing with seniors, not our problem. Dealing with childcare, not our problem. Affording college, not our problem. Dealing with medical costs, not our problem. Democrats see important challenges facing the American people, and we are finally dealing with them.…”