Political Quotes

“let me preface by saying I rise in support of the rule and rise in strong support of the bill and thank the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Hart), the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Oxley) and the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus) for all of their hard work. In light of the conversation that is occurring, there has been a lot of back and forth. I rise just to say two things: One, this really represents the difference in priorities between the two parties. While one cannot dispute that the bill that passed here a few nights ago in the form of a jobs bill or a tax cut bill, whatever Members choose to call it, the President has suggested that his tax bill will produce a million jobs, so I have taken to calling it a jobs creation bill. The reality is the bill cuts taxes for some people but not enough people. The $3.5 billion that was taken out of the bill, tax cuts that were removed from the bill to make room for other tax cuts, my side characterizes it as tax cuts for wealthy Americans. The other side characterizes it differently. The reality is $3.5 billion was taken out of the tax cut that would have gone primarily to families who earn under $25,000 a year. It is suggested that up to 12 million children will lose out. The gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus) is my friend, but I take issue with one characterization. This is not a welfare program. These people earning under $25,000, they work.”