Political Quotes

“for the last year, the country has been focused on the difference between Republicans and Democrats. And for the last 2 years, this Congress has not accomplished nearly enough. But as we close the 112th Congress, it is time to focus on our shared goals and our common purpose. We all agree, I hope, that today--now--great challenges face our country and this Congress. Those challenges are large--too large to be solved by Democrats alone. They are too large to be undertaken by Republicans alone. And they are too grave for us to allow political differences to stand in the way of success. On the day Gerald Ford became President of the United States, at a time of great national turmoil, he said: There is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together. So said Gerald Ford. Mr. President, that is as true today as it was back then. Today the American people have many urgent needs. They need more jobs. They need economic certainty. They need opportunity and fairness. It is within our power as a Congress to quickly address these urgent needs. It is within our power to forge an agreement that will give economic certainty now to middle-class families who can least afford a tax hike.…”