Political Quotes

“Time is of the essence, and so here we are 3 weeks and 1 day from President Obama's inauguration, and we're on track to reach agreement on an historic Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. We know it's going to create millions of jobs. We know that it is going to help 95 percent of American workers with tax cuts. It will begin the process of transforming our economy, and it contains that necessary unprecedented accountability and transparency. But in its simplest form, in its simplest summary, this bill is all about restoring the promise of the middle class, restoring the promise that this country is founded on and has grown to greatness because of. You know, this is about our workers, and this is about our businesses. This is about our States and our communities and all the families and the people who live there. It has components about health care. It has components about putting people to work, building things, our infrastructure that we all know is crumbling and has resulted in tragedy.”