Political Quotes

“in what has become an annual frustration for the American people, the tea party-controlled House Budget Committee released its budget proposal yesterday. This budget is frustrating for Americans because it doesn't reflect what they envision for this Nation. In fact, the Ryan budget more closely resembles the wants of the multibillionaire Koch brothers than it does a pattern for helping America. For those who haven't seen the prequels; that is, the newest budget proposal, it is the same old story, and it is a story of broken promises--of broken promises to our children, to our seniors, and to our families. To our children we have promised we will protect and provide for them, safeguarding them during the vulnerable years of childhood and adolescence--at least try to do everything we can to help them. Yet by repealing the expansion of health care to millions of Americans by cutting Medicaid by $1.5 trillion, the Ryan-Koch budget tells our Nation's children they are on their own. We must provide for our children by supplying the tools they need to succeed--most importantly, a quality education. But evidently House Republicans don't see the need for us to invest in education because their budget slashes tens of billions of dollars in funding for schools and rolls back Federal financial aid to college students. The Koch-Ryan budget breaks the promise to seniors we have had in existence since the Great Depression. It would be the end of Medicare as we know it.…”