Political Quotes

“the Republicans are desperately out of touch with real people in this country. First, they try to hold up disaster relief to flood victims. Then they say that people trying to move from welfare to work are not entitled to the minimum wage or basic workplace protections. Now the Republicans are trying to push through a tax bill that gives huge tax breaks to millionaires and provides almost no relief to the people who need it the most, middle-income and working families. The bulk of their tax cut will go to those families making over $237,000 a year. That is wrong. What message are the Republicans sending to hardworking Americans? They want to give a $10,000 tax deduction to upper-income families who can already afford to send their kids to college. Yet they propose a $500-per-child tax credit that penalizes working mothers with children in child care. Mr. Speaker, right now parents are forced to take two and three jobs just to feed their families. These are the people who need tax relief. Instead, the Republicans have loaded this tax bill down with gifts to their wealthy friends. It is wrong, Mr. Speaker. It is wrong, and we will not allow it.”