Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I do take offense at anyone who characterizes Republicans as not caring about children, not caring about women, not caring about people of color, and not caring about people in poverty. We care for all people, too, Mr. Speaker, and I want to make that very clear. We will disagree philosophically, but we care about people, and we love our fellow Americans. Democrats continue to point to figures of potential wage increases in our congressional districts, but not once have they acknowledged that CBO estimates that as many as three jobs could be lost for every one person pulled out of poverty. So will the Democrats who vote for this bill come to our congressional districts and answer for the jobs lost? Will they look at the women and young people and those without a high school degree who will face the brunt of the job losses from this bill in our congressional districts? The harm inflicted by this bill far outweighs the benefits. We should not inflict that pain on our constituents just to satisfy a far left, socialist political promise. The economy is growing, wages are rising, and opportunities are increasing. We should not dampen this progress with any kind of policy. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this costly, job-killing bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.”