Political Quotes

“The gentleman from Texas is absolutely right. An important thing happened this week. We announced that the American public is going to get a tax cut. As I go around my district, as I am sure Members when they go around their districts, one thing they rarely hear is: You know, Washington spends their money very efficiently. They do everything just right. So why don't you tax me a little bit more? We don't hear that. What we hear is that hardworking Americans want to keep more of their paycheck. They look at what the Federal Government takes out of their paycheck. They don't think they are getting their money's worth. Honestly, Mr. Speaker, once you are around here a while, you realize they are probably not getting their money's worth. So what we are going to do is we are going to follow the President's lead. The President has said that what he wants is a tax reform bill that cuts taxes in America so that businesses come back to America, that our job creators get tax relief, and that hardworking middle class American families can keep more of their paychecks. And that is exactly what the tax reform outline has laid out for the American public this week. Now, from the naysayers, you will hear the same old lines: tax cuts for the rich, blah, blah, blah. The bottom line is that we are going to relieve the tax burden on American businesses that will bring jobs back to this country. Mr.…”