Political Quotes

“this is a difficult bill to vote against. It is popular, but I think we can all see it for what it is. It is a cynical, cheap, political, election-year maneuver. My Republican colleagues must think that the American public is stupid. Everyone can see through the bill and understand what it is. Mr. Speaker, if they were so concerned about deficit reduction as they say they are, they would be acting differently. The deficit has been cut in half, less than half, under the President and with the Democratic Congresses. There was not one Republican that voted for it. So when push comes to shove, they really do not care that much about the deficit to play it straight. Why would the Republican leadership not allow us a vote on this floor to guarantee that the savings would be passed on to the American consumers? I think that the fact that they will not allow us a vote to ensure that the American consumers will benefit from this is again a cynical move. So again they talk a good game. They talk deficit reduction, but in reality, it is only election year politics. Business as usual. Politics as usual.”