Political Quotes

“I thank Senator Booker, and I join my friend Senator Warnock here to talk about this. Thanks to Senator Bennet, Senator Booker, and Senator Warnock for their leadership on what I think is the most important thing I have done in my years in public office: the child tax credit that Senator Bennet and I began on years and years and years ago, joined by other colleagues. Senator Warnock has really taken it over in a big way this year in getting it across the finish line. Sorry for the sports metaphor, but that is how important this is. Senator Bennet said something about--and I guess Senator Booker--that raising children is work. At least one of my colleagues--a number of my colleagues on that side of the aisle, and I believe a colleague or two on this side of the aisle, said something about a work requirement in a child tax credit. And I don't understand that because I spent a lot of time, including this weekend, with my grandchildren, and I see how hard my daughters work raising children and our son works raising children and the pressures. And this bill, cutting everything else away, relieves some of the anxiety that parents face, the anxiety of how do I get the money together to pay the rent this week, before the end of the month, so I don't get evicted or I don't get behind in my rent--just the opportunities for these parents. So I want to talk directly--directly--to Ohio parents. We talk about parents and about the child tax credit.…”