Political Quotes

“It is a perfect microcosm of the hasty and reckless process that produced this legislation. If my Republican friends think these are the only mistakes that will be found in their bill, they are sorely mistaken. Many more will almost certainly be unearthed. But the bigger issue is the failure of this legislation to live up to each and every one of the promises made by Republicans about what it would mean for our country. What has been sold as a middle-class miracle will instead deliver a hefty windfall to the wealthy and only paltry, temporary relief for some in the middle class. Others will see an increase right from the get-go. So all of the talk--no middle-class person will pay a tax increase--gone, gone. And in a few years, a majority of the middle class will see their taxes go up. What kind of middle-class relief is that? What has been sold as a deficit reducer will instead balloon the deficit by at least $1.5 trillion, maybe more. Our children and grandchildren will be asked to clean up the mess made tonight by our Republican colleagues in their eagerness to give the very wealthy, the very powerful corporations, a big tax break. What has been sold as a bill to give people more freedom to choose their healthcare will instead raise premiums and reduce the number of Americans with health insurance by 13 million. The number of people who get a small tax cut and still have to pay more than that tax cut in premium increases is large.…”