Political Quotes

“I will speak briefly. And I thank my colleague. I join my friend Senator Sanders to support his amendment to give $1,200 in direct financial support to the American people in the yearend emergency relief bill. Now, this effort should not subtract from any other program already in the bill, like enhanced unemployment, aid to small businesses, education, healthcare, or any other provision. We don't need to offset the cost or cut from elsewhere in the bill to make sure the stimulus checks are $1,200 for each adult and then money for children and others, as he will elaborate. Much of the money will go back into the economy anyway. The reason for the amendment is simple. Over the course of this pandemic, working Americans have taken it on the chin. Millions have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. Twenty-six million have had trouble putting food on the table in the last 5 weeks, bread lines stretching down American highways. Twelve million Americans will owe an average of $6,000 in rent and mortgage payments. So we have an opportunity in this emergency relief bill to give financial aid directly--directly to those Americans. It could mean the difference between Americans paying the rent or not, affording groceries or not, the difference between hanging on until the vaccine helps our country get back to normal. Now, the only objection we have heard is that this will add too much to the deficit.…”