Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Mr. Chair, since February of 2010, more than 8 million jobs have been create in the our Nation. Over the last year, the unemployment rate has fallen by four-fifths of a percentage point. These numbers demonstrate the significant progress we have made in growing our economy and putting Americans back to work after the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. However, there is still far more we can do to strengthen our economy and begin to reduce the growing income inequality in our great Nation. {time} 1445 Sadly, instead of proposing a budget that would help us expand the middle class, Republicans have, again, offered a budget that seeks to help the wealthy at the expense of the many. Just as in the years past, the 2015 Ryan budget would slash nondefense discretionary spending without regard for the devastating consequences these cuts would have on the lives of Main Street Americans. This year's Ryan budget would cut an additional $791 billion from the postsequester funding caps from fiscal year 2006 through fiscal year 2024. As in the past, the budget also offers an ideological wish list of policies that will increase the unemployment rate, hurt low-income families, and harm our seniors--all to protect the interests of the wealthiest among us.…”