Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, when Republicans and Democrats support basically the same idea, the people expect us to come together and get together. Instead, the Republicans have drafted their bill in secret, as if this were a one-party state. If we look at their bill, it immediately becomes clear why. Half the benefit in their bill goes to couples who pay no marriage penalty. Are we fixing the marriage penalty or giving a marriage bonus to rich couples who have no children? The stock market is already doing quite fine by them. Even the rich would not object if we bring in millions of low- and moderate-income Americans who do pay the marriage penalty but get nothing under the Republican bill. These are the lost couples. They are the ones who where they both work, they have kids, they cannot get the earned income tax credit and now they will not qualify for the Republicans' marriage penalty relief. When the Republicans finish trooping to the floor, slice by slice, with their tax cuts, they are going to find out that the American people can add and it still adds up to $700 billion plus, most of it going to the rich. We are not here to support Donald Trump and whoever the next Ivana may be. Americans rich enough to need a prenuptial agreement are not demanding marriage penalty relief. Give the relief to struggling working families with kids who need it and get nothing under the Republican bill.”