Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank Senator Levin for the work he has done to look at the tax loopholes that should be closed and to bring attention to really the fairness we should have in our Tax Code. I am here to join my colleagues in talking about the importance of passing a budget that will address our debt and deficits and protect middle-class families while investing in our future job growth. I applaud Senator Murray for her leadership and the work of the Budget Committee in bringing this document before us. We have made significant progress in the last few years to get the American economy growing, and we have taken real action to reduce our deficits, but there is more we can do on both fronts, and the budget before us addresses both of these urgent priorities in a responsible way. No one is questioning the need to address our debt and deficits. The question is, Can we do this in a responsible way? Can we come together in a way that protects our economic recovery? Unfortunately, because of continued political stalemate, we have seen the across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration go into effect. Now we need to come together to support a plan to address these harmful automatic cuts because they are hurting small businesses. They are having an impact on our economic recovery. They are forcing furloughs of public employees--in New Hampshire, people such as our Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers and our air traffic controllers.…”