Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I particularly appreciate the moral leadership of Senator Casey. As Senator Wyden just said, he always posts questions: How does this affect family? How does this affect children? He knows it from his experience, and he knows it--as he travels the State of Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia to the Ohio border, he talks to a lot of families and children and sees what this means. Senator Casey, thank you. It seems like, listening to my colleagues--Senator Cantwell, Senator Casey, and Chairman Wyden--everybody not in DC is for this bill. It is a bunch of insiders here in this city--it is interest groups that are always looking for a handout. As Senator Casey said, so many of these interest groups get great tax advantages for themselves and maybe a few crumbs for others. The interest groups that are always looking for tax cuts for the rich and for their large corporate interests frankly have too much influence in this body. Fortunately, in the House of Representatives, they overcame that, and they passed this bill with 357 votes. This ought to pass close to unanimously here because it really is helpful. It helps business, and it helps families. But it is still a struggle, and it should be easy. I remember sitting on the floor on March 6, 2021, and I remember voting on this bill. It was on a bigger bill, but it had the child tax credit that Senator Wyden and others had helped to write. Senator Bennet played a big role and a couple of newcomers.…”