Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 4853. Of course I strongly support tax relief for the middle class and others, but today's bill is misguided. Nevada is struggling. It has one of the highest unemployment rates in the Nation; more than 14 percent. Some counties in my congressional district are as high as 16, 17 percent unemployment. Real unemployment is probably closer north of 20 percent. At home in Nevada I constantly talk to families, small business owners and workers struggling to make ends meet. That's why I have supported extending unemployment insurance. But Nevadans, like most Americans, want jobs. So today, 'Washington knows what's best, class warfare, pick-and-choose method of so-called tax relief' is a dangerous way to go. The outgoing majority party does not understand that tax hikes do not create jobs. The outgoing majority party doesn't understand that bigger government doesn't create jobs. The outgoing majority party still doesn't understand that more regulation doesn't create jobs. And doubling down on failed stimulus spending--which this bill does also-- is, too, the wrong way to go. It bears repeating simply because the current outgoing majority so often fails to listen: The income levels in the bill today exclude many small businesses, and it's those small business owners who are the job creators in the economy.”