Political Quotes

“To me it is a little difficult to give tax relief to people who don't pay income taxes. It is clear, in answer to the Senator's question, that the majority leader in the House of Representatives, the person who controls what comes and goes on that floor, has said that these people are out in the cold, for lack of a better description. They had their chance. As I discussed with the Senator from North Dakota, they had their chance. These people who make from $10,000 to $26,000 a year, their chance is weighed with the problems of people who make much more money. They have no one representing them. As I discussed with the Senator from North Dakota, there is no more populated area than the Halls of this Capitol Building when there is a tax bill up, with lobbyists who are looking for a little niche to help the elite of the country. These people are not the elite. These people we are trying to help are not elite. They are people who, as Senator Dorgan said, take showers after work, not before. I am terribly disappointed that already the person who sets the agenda for the Republican House of Representatives has said these people are finished. They had their chance.”