Political Quotes

“I think we ought to look at this proposed amendment and call it for what is. It is a Republican election year publicity stunt. They want to require a simple majority to go to war, but want to require a two-thirds majority to correct a tax loophole to end corporate welfare. That makes no sense to me whatsoever. Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of this Congress the Republican majority passed a much-heralded House rule requiring a three-fifths vote to raise taxes, and every time we have raised taxes in this Chamber with Republican votes and Republican majorities, they have waived that rule, that house rule, three times. So who is kidding who? The House rule was supposed to prevent taxes being raised without a three-fifths majority. Each time the Republicans found it convenient to raise taxes, they just waived it. So with the same publicity at the beginning of this Congress that they put in to look good, this is the same kind of election year publicity stunt that they are putting in right now: a simple majority to go to war, a two-thirds majority to correct a tax loophole to end corporate welfare. One can only conclude from this that they like the corporate welfare, they like the special interests, they like catering to the special interests, and it is the middle class once again under the Republican plans that get kicked in the teeth. Americans should understand what this is all about. This is to protect corporate welfare.”