Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for her comments. I am now pleased to yield to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), one of the senior Members of the House of Representatives, the chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee that deals with so many of these issues that have been discussed over the last hour. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I thank the majority leader for the opportunity to speak on this Special Order. Americans are struggling under President Trump. They are desperately waiting for their incomes to rise and their costs to slow. Yet, the President has failed to fully deliver on his promises to them. That is according to the Joint Economic Committee's excellent new report. In fact, according to this report, growth in median annual household income was three times greater during the last 2 years of the Obama administration than the first 2 years of the Trump administration. And mostly, job growth has slowed. According to the report, in the first 35 months of President Trump's term, there were 36,000 fewer nonfarm jobs created per month than the final 35 months of President Obama's term. This is despite the Republicans' 2017 tax law. It will cost $1.9 trillion, but 83 percent of its benefits go to the top 1 percent. Working people, middle-class families cannot afford more of the President's giveaways to the wealthy and the well-connected.…”