Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise in opposition to this special interest, tax breaks for the rich, trickle-down economics bill that history shows doesn't work. I want to start by thanking Senator Wyden from Oregon, the leader on our side--the Finance Committee has done very good work--and Gideon Bragin in my office who has been one of the tax reform experts in this body. I want to thank both of them. This bill should have been an opportunity for all of us to work together to put money in the pockets of working people. It is pretty simple. Instead of cutting taxes for the middle class, though, Washington chose to cut taxes for millionaires and corporations and pay for it by cutting Medicare and kicking people off their health insurance. It ought to be pretty simple. If we want to cut taxes--if we want to talk about cutting taxes for the middle class--if we want to cut taxes for the middle class, then let's pass a bill to cut taxes for the middle class instead of giving the money to corporations and the richest CEOs and relying on a bank shot, hoping it trickles down. Cut out the middleman. That is what my colleagues claim to want. That is what the President said to us and the country that he wanted, but that is not what this bill does. This isn't a middle-class tax cut--not even close.…”