Political Quotes

“That was from a constituent who said, ``You've got to balance the Nation's budget, you've got to do it for the children, we've got to do it now.'' Then that gentleman proceeded to talk about how in fact he had opportunity when he was being raised down in the Ohio valley. I stop to think about it, and hardly a day goes by that I do not have a young couple that comes up to me and tells me that they wonder about their future and the future of their children. Mr. Speaker, I would have to ask a few questions. Why are so many families struggling to keep their heads above water? Why has it become so difficult for families in this country to make it? I believe that we can summarize it in the 3 words that has been said best by my colleague from Georgia, the tax trap. It is the tax trap on working American men and women. It is a cycle. It is a vicious cycle. It is never ending on people in this country, Mr. Speaker. Some people believe that the answer lies in Washington DC. It does not. For decades Washington, DC has told the American people that everything is okay while it continued to spend the inheritance of children and undermine their very future.”