Political Quotes

“on the Republican national sales tax, the House Republicans keep churning this stuff out. It is unbelievable. In the 118th Congress, it is already a tale of two parties: Democrats united on one side, Republicans in chaos on the other. While Democrats are laser-focused on making life better for everyday families, Republicans are making it clear they want to help the very, very wealthy--the ultrarich. While Democrats want to embrace collaboration and bipartisanship wherever possible, Republicans seem to be trapped by MAGA extremism. That is the contrast in a nutshell: Democratic unity versus Republican chaos, Democratic unity versus Republican chaos. Yesterday, I joined with President Biden, the Vice President, Leader Jeffries, and Democratic colleagues from both Chambers to talk about how we Democrats can maintain our unity and turn it into action in order to help the American people. Later today, I will join with Leader Jeffries to further highlight the contrast between Democrats' ``people first'' agenda and Republicans' radical plans--radical plans--for a national sales tax. Multiple extreme-right Republicans say that Speaker McCarthy has promised them a vote on their national sales tax bill, which they guilefully refer to as the ``FairTax Act.'' Nothing could be less fair to the American people. In a universe of bad ideas, a Republican national sales tax reigns supreme.…”