Political Quotes

“I will also state--and I am not as much of a poll watcher as my caucus would tell me I should be--that the polls also show the Republican Members of Congress are not as well thought of as Democratic Members of Congress. As far as success, I think we have done pretty well this past 6 months. We now have a bill that has been signed by the President where, for the first time in 10 years, we give a raise to the people who need it worst, the people who rely on the minimum wage. Keep in mind that 60 percent of those who draw a minimum wage are women. For the vast majority of those women, that is the only money they have for themselves and their families. We have tried for 3 years to get disaster assistance for farmers, and we were able to get that. That is now signed into law. The President has made many trips to the gulf, but in this supplemental bill, which we forced the President to sign, we now have monetary relief for people in the gulf affected by Katrina. We were able to extend the SCHIP program for children's health care. That is a significant accomplishment.”