Political Quotes

“I thank my friend from Missouri for hosting this hour and for focusing on this important issue. At a time when we are just weeks away from facing what would be the largest tax increase in the history of our country, we have been pushing to make the current tax rates permanent, to prevent, to stave off what would be that large, massive, job killing tax increase that is pending on January 1 if no action is taken. Unfortunately, the liberal leadership that is running this Congress right now will not address this issue in a proper way that ends that uncertainty. You know, when you look out there throughout the country, when we talk to small businesses in our districts and all throughout the country, so many companies would like to hire, would like to make investment, even in these tough economic times; but because of the uncertainty created by the threat of these massive tax increases, it is holding back the economy. It is holding back the ability for these companies to make that investment and to create those good jobs.…”