Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the Senate will soon vote on the American Jobs Act--a critical bill that would create jobs and help expand small businesses. It would close the tax loopholes that allow far too many large corporations to move jobs overseas. In doing so, it would establish, conversely, tax incentives for American small businesses so they can create jobs in America. We have seen for too many years--and the Presiding Officer, in New Mexico, has seen too many jobs in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, as I have in Cleveland and other cities, move overseas because of trade agreements and bad tax law. The Senate, we hope, is close to voting on extending unemployment insurance and COBRA subsidies through the extenders bill. Far too many Republicans seem to look at unemployment insurance as welfare. Unemployment insurance is what it is called--insurance. When you have a job, you pay into the unemployment fund. When you are laid off through no fault of your own, you can receive help from that insurance fund. It is as simple as that. We cannot forget why we are in this untenable position of needing to help small businesses and workers and strengthen the public programs that help Americans find new jobs. We are here because of reckless Wall Street practices brought on by unprecedented greed that has created a crippling recession. I rise to discuss the Wall Street reform bill, as it is now being negotiated in the conference committee, for a few moments.…”