Political Quotes

“Mr. President, in a short time the Senate will vote on final passage of a bipartisan agreement to lift the budget caps for 2 years and extend the debt ceiling. It is an agreement that will strengthen our national security and provide our troops with the resources they need to do a very difficult and often dangerous job. Importantly, it will clear the way for critical investments in America's middle class, as well as for those struggling to get to the middle class, in healthcare, education, childcare, cancer research, our veterans, and more. For too long, the arbitrary, draconian limits of sequester have hampered our ability to invest in working Americans and our military readiness. This deal ends the threat of sequester permanently. That is huge. As large forces erode the financial security of the middle class-- globalization, automation, technological advancement--one of the only forces large enough to push back on the side of the middle class and help them is the Federal Government. Investing in education, healthcare, infrastructure, and childcare is how we give middle-class Americans greater security and give Americans struggling to get into the middle class a ladder up--something this government has done for decades and decades but hasn't been doing very well since the sequester has been in effect. The sequester has hamstrung our ability to make investments in the middle class for 8 years--but no longer. Thank God.…”