Political Quotes

Paul Tonko: “What does grow jobs is strengthening purchasing power so that as the middle class of America, which is the engine that…”

On the recordJune 23, 2011
What does grow jobs is strengthening purchasing power so that as the middle class of America, which is the engine that drives the economy, has the available cash to purchase things, to be out there and allow for the upper strata to have their products sold, purchased, you're going to destroy purchasing power of many households, senior households, those who have to save $182,000 before they qualify as seniors. That's going to drain this economy.
Said by
Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
Source
govinfo.gov
Jun 23, 2011

Share

More from Paul Tonko

Jul 26, 2023

Mr. Tonko's bill would create a new program specifically for what it defines as the New York-New Jersey Watershed.

congress.gov
Jul 20, 2025

They say, ‘Well, she’s the future of the party.’ I say, ‘She’s the today of the party,’

nypost.com
Dec 13, 2023

This is a very emotional journey, and in the words of Jennifer Wexton, this could happen to anyone, so any one of us could be touched by the impact of this legislation that will deliver efforts to search for better diagnoses, sounder…

govinfo.gov
Dec 11, 2023

We know the human cost of inaction. To be precise, last year it was 109,680 lives we lost. Is that a cost we are willing to bear? With that in mind, our work is not done, and I hope we can find the will to truly meet the moment. This…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation