Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the Book of Ecclesiastes says: ``A worker's sleep is sweet.'' Because of the great recession that started in 2008, millions of Americans have lost sleep. Why? Because they lost their work. That is why, throughout this Congress, we have been working to create jobs. That is why today, with this small business jobs bill, we are continuing to work to create jobs. One of the first things this Congress did was to pass the Recovery Act in February of 2009. The Recovery Act cut taxes for Americans by $326 billion. That is right. The Recovery Act cut taxes for Americans by $326 billion. In their latest report on the Recovery Act, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office once again reports that the Recovery Act is working. That office, CBO, says in the second quarter of this calendar year; that is, in 2010, the Recovery Act ``raised real . . . gross domestic product by between 1.7 percent and 4.5 percent''--raised gross domestic product by between those amounts. CBO also says--and I am quoting from them--the Recovery Act ``lowered the unemployment rate by between 0.7 percentage points and 1.8 percentage points.'' That is right: The Recovery Act lowered the unemployment rate. CBO also says the Recovery Act ``increased the number of people employed by between 1.4 million and 3.3 million'' people.…”