Political Quotes

“also under partisan assault this month is a Democratic proposal to grant a $1,000-tax decrease on working families. Senate Republicans have blocked four proposals to protect middle- class pocketbooks. Every hour they delay and every day they filibuster is one more the Senate, by necessity, will have to stay in Washington to get its work done. Republicans have opposed our plan to pay for this legislation with a tiny surtax on a tiny fraction of America's highest earners. The tax would only apply to the second or third or fourth million the wealthiest Americans make. But Republicans say the richest of the rich in our country--even those who make millions every year--shouldn't contribute more to get our economy back on track. They call our plan, time after time, a tax on job creators--and I say so-called job creators--because every shred of evidence contradicts this red herring. For example, there have been many outlets, but I will concentrate on one: National Public Radio went looking for one of these fictitious millionaire job creators. A reporter reached out to business groups, the antitax lobby, and Republicans in Congress hoping to interview one of these millionaires. Days ticked by with no luck. Many of our job creators are similar to unicorns; they are impossible to find and don't exist.…”