Political Quotes

“I want to thank the three gentlemen who have preceded me in speaking, because what they have done is herculean. They have worked together in a bipartisan manner to try to get a bill for this House. There are three different figures here, Mr. Speaker. Our committee wants $375 billion, the Senate has come forward with $318 billion, and the administration has come forward with $256 billion. And these three gentlemen are trying to find some way to thread this needle and get us all through it. I do want to say that you would think that this was taxpayers' money. When you think about these different figures, the average person would not believe that this money is in trust to be spent on exactly what we are here on the floor getting an extension for, on mass transportation, on roads, on infrastructure. What we have got is a seminal decision waiting for us. The best case for going full way with the House bill, of course, is the failure of the recovery to generate any jobs. We cannot go on this way without having to pay a price for it.”