Byron Dorgan: “Bob Wills of the Texas Playboys back in the 1930s had a song with a verse that fits almost perfectly the philosophy of…”

“Bob Wills of the Texas Playboys back in the 1930s had a song with a verse that fits almost perfectly the philosophy of those who wrote this bill and left out 12 million children. The little bee sucks the blossom, and the big bee gets the honey. The little guy picks the cotton, and the big guy gets the money. It is a simple verse with an important lesson. I followed a car the other day, an old car that had several children in it. They had the back bumper taped up but they had a bumper sticker that said: We fought the gas war and gas won. I pulled up behind that car at a four-way stop sign and smiled to myself because, you know, in circumstances like that, that family trying to raise children, trying to keep an old car together, keep the bumper taped on, they figure everybody wins except them. They are trying hard but they do not win; somehow they do not count. That impression is always reinforced. Yes, it is reinforced by Bob Wills in the Texas Playboys' verse, but it is reinforced every day in almost every way, especially in the policies of this Chamber. It is about values. This decision we make about tax cuts is about our value system. What do we think is important? What do we hold dear? What is our character about?”