Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and her strong, stout defense of the Railroad Retirement program; Mr. Perriello for his leadership and advocacy for the bill supporting the goals and ideals of Railroad Retirement Day; and for the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuster, a strong supporter of our railroad system, both passenger and freight in this country, and for the Railroad Retirement fund. Now, the gentleman cited a figure about the vote in the House in 1935 on Social Security, and that figure is accurate. But that was on the conference report. And when the rule providing for consideration of Social Security came to the floor, only one Republican supported it in 1935. Now, I understand that a vote on the rule is a party-line vote and that, as a matter of party discipline, only one Member on the other side broke ranks to vote for the rule, but we must acknowledge that the Social Security program has saved the Nation, has been a bulwark for blue collar working Americans and upper middle class and upper class. In all of its 76 years, Social Security has never missed a payment. It has never bounced a check.”