Political Quotes

“in a few minutes, we are going to be voting on a motion of mine that actually dovetails with what the distinguished Senator from Florida was talking about in terms of hard- working people who have been told there will be a minimum of $4,000 put into their wages based on what is being done in the Senate with the Republican tax proposal. We have no evidence of that. In fact, we have no economic scoring that shows that. We have no evidence in the past that has ever been done with supply-side economics. If that is true, at least $4,000 in people's wages is great. I think that is wonderful. We want to guarantee that. We want to make sure the proof is in somebody's paycheck. I am very pleased to have Senators Casey, Van Hollen, Udall, Cardin, Booker, Wyden, Menendez, Harris, and Brown joining me in a very simple approach that I would hope everybody would support. If you are confident that what is being done here in this supply-side tax cut is going to end up with $4,000 in the pockets of middle-class families, then let's make sure it is true. Let's make sure that happens. We are going to measure this in 2 years. If it doesn't happen in the next 2 years, then the tax cuts stop. Why? Because all they are doing is blowing a hole in the budget. All they are doing is creating more deficits and not putting money in people's pockets. I hope everyone will join me. I agree, we have hard-working folks who have seen their wages flat for years.…”