Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for hosting tonight. It is crystal clear that people are frustrated. They are frustrated with politics. They are frustrated with the economy, and they want costs down and an economy that is built for working people, the middle class, and our small businesses. I think it is really important for us to have this conversation and to start with the reality. The reality is that the system is rigged, and it has been rigged for decades. It works for the superwealthy while everyone else is left behind, facing higher prices and a tax system that helps the rich get richer. This started in the 1980s with huge tax giveaways to the wealthy while gutting oversight and regulations. The result is that the system is producing the outcomes it was designed to produce. The top 1 percent in the United States now holds 12 times the wealth of the bottom half of American households. That is what this system produced. Think about that: 1 percent of Americans own more wealth than half of all American families combined. When people look at their bank accounts, they are frustrated and when they get their grocery bill and their tax bill and they are wondering where all their money went, they know. They see on their phones and on the news how rich the rich have gotten. That is where their money has gone. The superwealthy and powerful have seized more and more of our money and more and more of our power.…”