Political Quotes

“From my neck of the woods, north Louisiana, we have quite a number of engineers. And right now I'm very concerned about engineers because of our current economic situation. President Obama just mentioned that his stimulus bill is better than no bill at all. However, I have to point out that we Republicans have submitted H.R. 470, which is a far better version and far more stimulative. We talk in increments of billions and trillions of dollars, $1 billion here, $100 million there. But I want to put a real face on the stimulus bill. A few days ago, we were contacted by Michael Moss, a constituent. He is a small business owner in Shreveport, Louisiana. Michael is 51. He owns a financial services business that has been operating in our community for over 30 years. Michael called and asked, where is the bailout for his small business? Everybody else is getting a bailout. He employs six hardworking Louisianans. And they work themselves to death. Also he employs elderly parents who rely on him or his business for their income. Michael doesn't own a jet plane. Yet he gets no bailout. He owns a used Ford Explorer instead. He doesn't own a home. He merely rents one. But he is still working his small business. He discussed the stimulus package. And what he is saying is, look, the small businesses are creating the jobs and need the help. Small businesses create jobs so families have stable incomes in order to go out and spend.”