Political Quotes

“The American people are asking the question, Where are the jobs? And this Congress has an obligation to help get our economy moving again and get the American people back to work. We've had time all year to move a lot of job-killing policies; yet we've had no time to do a budget, no time to move any appropriation bills, which means no opportunity to cut spending. Earlier this year 100 economists, 100 economists, sent a letter to the President saying, Mr. President, if you cut spending now, it will help our economy. But I do believe that we have an obligation to help end the uncertainty that is affecting American families and small businesses all across the country. We ought to be cutting spending, and, yes, we ought to end the uncertainty about what the tax rates are going to be at the beginning of the year. The idea that we're going to leave here and not extend all of the current tax rates to end the uncertainty is an irresponsibility on the part of this Congress. The American people sent us here to do their work. We're not here to do our work to get reelected.”