Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my distinguished colleague and good friend from the Third Congressional District (Mrs. Beatty). She is always elegant, eloquent, and effervescent, an erudite, anchor of the CBC Special Order who has made us all proud in the manner in which she has conducted herself on behalf of the people that she represents, as well as the entire Congressional Black Caucus and, of course, the class of 2012. Once again, it is my honor and my privilege to stand on the House floor and participate in the Congressional Black Caucus' Special Order hour where for 60 minutes we have an opportunity to speak directly to the American people about issues of great significance. I can think of no more profound moment by which we need to address the people throughout this country, who we are privileged to represent, than in the aftermath of the most recent election. I think it is important first to reflect upon the fact that in this country we already have made significant progress over the last 8 years. A lot of folks--some of our friends on the other side of the aisle--they don't want to acknowledge that fact. The reality of the situation quantitatively is very different. Under 8 years of George W. Bush, this country lost 650,000 jobs. In almost 8 years of Barack Obama, we have gained more than 15 million private-sector jobs, 79 consecutive months of private-sector job creation. The deficit has been reduced by more than a trillion dollars under the Presidency of Barack Obama.…”