Political Quotes

“I agree with my ranking member's remarks here. The gentleman from New Jersey made a very compelling emotional argument. We all agree that we have to do something. But the American people want us to pay for this. They have been speaking very loudly and very clearly. They're tired of the fiscal irresponsibility. Now our friends across the aisle here predicted that their trillion-dollar stimulus would create 3.7 million jobs. Since then, what have we seen? Let's look at the record. Debt has grown by $2 trillion and nearly 3 million jobs have been lost, with unemployment hovering just under 10 percent. I think if our friends across the aisle would take the time and talk to the job creators in this country--the small business owners, the entrepreneurs--what they would find is that these tax-borrow-spend policies are creating tremendous uncertainty for the job creators--small business owners across this country. And these policies are leading to more unemployment and more debt. Look at what the administration is advocating--a job-killing moratorium on exploration for oil in the deep water. This is going to kill potentially a couple hundred thousand jobs on the gulf coast. We need to get back to some real debate on these issues here. Now what does this bill do? It's $34 billion to extend the unemployment benefits. But it's not paid for. The American people want these policies paid for.”