Political Quotes

“I think that General Marshall was a great man and deserves recognition. However, this Congress has shown an unfortunate propensity for bringing up bills that are not exactly high priorities in the minds of the American people. Yet our colleagues across the aisle are not even trying to deal with legislation that the American people do want and are clamoring for. It would be a travesty for this body to adjourn this week and to leave a $3.9 trillion tax increase looming over the heads of American families and small businesses. We stand here today with more than 30 Members of your own party who are making a simple request: let us have a full and open debate before you impose those job-killing tax hikes on the American people. Give us an up-or-down vote, and let the will of the American people have its way. Let's stop frittering away our time.”