Political Quotes

“As families prepare for the holidays, many will gather to watch some of our favorite holiday movies. In my family, we always enjoyed watching ``How the Grinch Stole Christmas,'' tuning into ``A Christmas Carol,'' and one of my favorites, ``It's a Wonderful Life.'' Well, Mr. Speaker, it won't be necessary to visit the local Redbox or scour the TV Guide listings or order the movies on Netflix. Americans across this country can tune in to C-SPAN and watch our own version of the Grinch and Ebenezer Scrooge and Henry Potter, our House holiday humbugs right here on the floor of the House of Representatives. The American people can only hope, however, that they can redeem themselves, our holiday humbugs, the way these characters did. But I fear that's not possible. Yesterday, House Republicans brought to the floor a payroll tax credit and an unemployment insurance proposal trimmed in controversial riders and deceit. The holiday humbugs, the GOP leadership, decorated the payroll tax credit and unemployment insurance bill with a controversial Keystone pipeline rider to sweeten the deal for their caucus. But that wasn't enough. The majority gilded the proposal with cuts to essential health care reform funding, a freeze in Federal employee pay for yet another year, and a cut in the length of emergency unemployment insurance and blocking the administration from moving forward on environmental protections that will help our families breathe, drink, and live more healthfully.…”