Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I understand we are in controlled time. I will speak for the next 10 minutes, and if someone else comes to the floor, I will be happy to yield. I know the discussion today has primarily been on our new potential Supreme Court nominee, but that is not why I have come to the floor. I have come to the floor to talk about an issue I have spent a good bit of time talking about in the last several weeks--particularly the last week--and that is the issue most Americans have on their minds right now, and that is, when is this recession going to end? That is a good question. My answer to that is that this recession is going to end as soon as we can get Main Street moving again. The First Lady has been so wonderful in her advocacy to help Americans understand the importance of activity and moving, with her campaign ``Let's Move,'' to help us all get into better shape-- particularly the young children of our country. I think we can really use almost that same slogan for Main Street--to get Main Street moving again, percolating again, and generating jobs, because that is the only way this recession is going to end. We can pass bill after bill up here regarding big bank bailouts, saving the big auto manufacturers. We can step up and send money to big, troubled banks. But until we figure out a way to get money to Main Street, this recession is going to be with us a long time.…”