Political Quotes

“Mr. President, what we do on the Senate floor has consequences far beyond this building. We know our work has real world costs, far beyond the beltway. But it is not just what we do that touches our constituents' lives and livelihoods, it is also what we do not do. When the Senate refuses to pass good bills, the people in our States pay the price. I hope we can avoid more of that this week and we can come together and work productively. Right now, loopholes reward corporations for shipping jobs out of America, putting them out of reach of the many unemployed workers in each of our States. Every day we do not act, the loopholes remain wide open, those jobs vanish, and those we represent get hurt. Right now, small businesses are desperate for tax incentives to create jobs at home. Every day we don't act, those small businesses have a harder time hiring, and the unemployment rate has a harder time falling. Right now, Nevada's unemployment rate is the highest in the country. Victims of the recession who have been out of work for a long time are struggling to make ends meet while they are looking for a job. This bill extends the emergency unemployment assistance they need, critical help that, for many, has expired or dried up. Every day we don't act, those families in Nevada and across the Nation continue to suffer unnecessary pain. This will be the eighth week since March the Senate has debated the tax-cutting, job-creating bill currently on the Senate floor.…”