Political Quotes

John Sarbanes: “Yesterday AT&T announced they were going to fire 30,000 people. Why in the world would you cut the taxes, in some…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
Yesterday AT&T announced they were going to fire 30,000 people. Why in the world would you cut the taxes, in some instances in half, on the CEO's getting the stock options, who are not on their way out the door, and then turn to these fired, these families who have been fired, and say it is going to be harder for you to get a tuition loan to send your son and daughter to college.
Said by
John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the impact of corporate layoffs and tax cuts on families and education.

Share

More from John Sarbanes

Oct 17, 2023

We would like to thank Rep. Sarbanes for introducing this important piece of bipartisan legislation

congress.gov
Oct 17, 2023

The health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed can only continue to improve through robust Federal, state, and local partnerships.

congress.gov
Apr 25, 2023

But these are dramatic changes that can bring us to a new place and, I think, have given many people a sense of hope instead of despair in the face of what we are seeing with a warming planet.

congress.gov
Oct 17, 2023

This bill takes important steps to support the ongoing restoration of the Chesapeake Bay by reauthorizing NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Office and authorizing the agency's long-running Bay Watershed Education and Training, or B-WET Grant program.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation