Political Quotes

“what just happened is extremely unfortunate for American families, extremely important for people all across the country who want Members to do things in the Senate that affect them and their lives. People are feeling squeezed on all sides: Jobs, health care costs are rising, they are afraid they will lose their pension, maybe have lost their pension, the costs of college, men and women serving overseas want to know when they come home their house is not gone because of foreclosure, or they worry their family has a more difficult time because they have been serving our country. The extension bill, the amendment Senator Reid offered with Senator Durbin, and of which I am proud to be a cosponsor, speaks to those issues the American families are asking Congress to address. It speaks to the kind of tax policy that makes sure middle-class Americans are supported and that we are doing something for them, not just for those who are the most blessed, the multibillionaires of this country. Let me give an example. Our amendment that was just objected to included a provision to extend the $4,000 deduction for higher education expenses for families to send their children to college or for people going back to school themselves to be retrained or get a new degree to better meet the demands of the new global economy.…”