Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the bill in front of us and particularly a provision I would like very much to see in this legislation. When we have a Republican colleague on the floor either tonight or tomorrow, I intend to ask unanimous consent to add it to the bill. I will say that the underlying bill has been a real dilemma for many of us--certainly the vast majority of us on our side of the aisle-- given where we are on deficits and given the concern about strategy on the top-end tax cuts that have not created jobs over time. There is deep concern about that. I also know that people in my State are desperately hurting, and the unemployment benefit extension is absolutely critical for families who are faced with decisions about whether they will even be able to have a Christmas, whether they even have a house, will they be living in their car, will they be able to put food on the table, let alone get gifts for their children. These are very serious issues for families in Michigan. There are very important tax cuts for middle-class families, for small businesses, and strategic investments in jobs in this legislation in terms of tax provisions that create jobs. The bill before us includes an important financing mechanism called the Treasury grant program, or we have dubbed it 1603--financing for renewable energy. This is one provision that is very important that is in the bill.…”