Political Quotes

“We all favor dealing with the marriage penalty and helping those that have a marriage penalty. But let us concentrate on the differences between the Democratic motion, the alternative, and the Republican bill. The Democratic alternative provides $95 billion of relief. The Republican bill is twice as expensive. The Republican bill spends $100 billion on those who receive a marriage bonus, that is, they pay less taxes because they are married, not more. That is wrong. The Democratic alternative protects the 44 million people who receive Social Security and Medicare recipients by allowing us to move forward with reducing debt and protecting Medicare and Social Security. During general debate, I gave the example of a Member of Congress, one who is married, and his spouse has no income, versus a single Member of Congress who is not married. The single person pays $4,300 more in taxes. The married person has a $4,300 marriage bonus today because that person is married. They pay less taxes. The Republican bill, we give that individual $1,400 more in tax relief. That is not right. We should be dealing with the people who pay a penalty.”