Political Quotes

“there seems to be an unsettling frustration and even a palpable consternation on the other side of the House. My Republican colleagues do not seem to be able to accept the fact that we Democrats support tax relief, and tax relief for all working Americans. I think it is a historic moment here in this House when people on both sides of the aisle can come to that consensus. The problem or the issue or the dilemma, Mr. Speaker, is that Democrats seek to provide tax relief to all working Americans. I would agree that wealthy Americans deserve a tax cut. But do they deserve the bulk of the tax cut and the tax relief? The American people resoundingly reject that, I say to my Republican colleagues. We are living in a time where 80 percent of all jobs in the next century will require some form of computer literacy. Seventy-five percent of all jobs will require some form of postsecondary education. I would appeal to my Republican colleagues that at this historic moment, as a new Member of Congress, let us forge a new beginning as we move into this next century. Let us find common ground for all working Americans. One would think that they would have learned from the disaster aid relief bill that they were wrong. One would think they would learn from the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight with the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Burton] that they were wrong. Do the right thing for the American people, provide tax relief for working Americans.”