Political Quotes

“Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much these days, although I had a meeting with some veterans groups earlier today, and I indicated to them that maybe they are going to bring us some good luck because we were able to pass part of the President's jobs bill--the veterans employment--with an overwhelming majority. That was really good news, and I hope that is the beginning of some good days ahead of us. We do agree Congress must do something about the unemployment crisis we face. We have 14 million Americans out of work. There is no more pressing issue facing Congress or the country than jobs. Our plan, the Democrats' plan to address this problem, has been very straightforward. We have advocated for policies that will create jobs by investing in what makes this country great--our infrastructure, our education system, and our innovative workforce. Despite Republican obstructionism, we have continued to fight for middle-class jobs, bringing to the Senate floor bill after bill designed to bring Americans back to work. I met yesterday with the Business Roundtable, a stellar organization with the finest business executives we have in America today. I told them that I know they are all doing well financially, and I went over what we had proposed a week or so ago; that is, we need to do something about infrastructure that is deteriorating. I said we were able to put forward a piece of legislation that said: Let's spend $50 billion creating hundreds of thousands of jobs.…”