Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I don't want to be dramatic about this, but it is a fact that this amendment is a killer amendment. That is why we cannot adopt it. I remind colleagues that the underlying bill the President signed yesterday is a very large tax cut. It has tax credits in the neighborhood of about $400-some billion. That is a big tax cut for Americans who today are having a hard time buying insurance, a tax credit that enables middle and lower income Americans to buy insurance. I think we should keep that in mind. A vote for this amendment would, in fact, prevent all the benefits this bill provides for forming a health insurance market, stopping preexisting conditions. It would prevent about $17 billion in tax credits that otherwise would go to small business. I strongly urge colleagues to support my motion to table this motion. I move to table the motion to commit and ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be. The question is agreeing to the motion to table the motion to commit. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.”