Political Quotes

“this debate has boiled down to simply a difference in priorities. I agree with a lot of my colleagues that a tax cut is probably needed; but we followed the advice of the other side of the aisle 2 years ago, and we have heard my colleagues, and the other side knows the facts because they hear from their constituents as well. Their package produced 2 million less jobs, 1 million people with fewer insurance. What we are asking for on this side is that more people have the opportunity to enjoy a tax cut, not simply rich people or poor people, the wrong people. I do not accept some of the language. I just think more people should benefit. The Republican Party used to stand for that. The Republican Party used to stand for balancing budgets and not running a deficit. I guess power breeds a different kind of mentality here. Mr. Speaker, the last thing I would say is this, every State for every Member here is running a deficit. My State is running a $400 million deficit, North Carolina has already cut $2 billion and has to cut $400 million more. Michigan has a $1.8 billion deficit; and I would say to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Camp), we should help the States. We made an argument to help the airlines, and it was the right thing to do. States do not have the advantage we have here at the Federal level. They cannot go borrowing and borrowing and borrowing. They have to make ends meet. We should help them because we would save jobs and save their economy.”