Political Quotes

“this week, for the fifth month in a row-- and the Presiding Officer has been standing with us on this important issue--parents in Ohio and Maryland and all over the country, once again, see $250 or $300 or, if they have two children, $600 in tax cuts directly into their bank accounts. Think about this: 90 percent of Ohio children, this year, will have at least a $3,000 tax cut, not a deduction. This is real money in people's pockets. This is 90 percent of Ohio families who will get at least a $3,000 tax cut, and that is if they have one child. If they have more, they will get a bigger tax cut. You know, we know how hard parents work at their jobs and at raising their kids. Any parent knows how much work it is to take care of children, especially young children. It has gotten only harder and harder over the last year and a half. I hear some of my colleagues, especially on that side of the aisle, say--you know, they forget what hard work it is to raise children. And I watched what we were able to do on this with the chairman of the Finance Committee, who just walked in, Senator Wyden, and his leadership on this largest tax cut for working families in my lifetime. So often, we know hard work doesn't pay off. Think about the past few decades: The stock market went up; productivity went up; executive compensation has been stratospheric; yet, essentially, wages for most workers in this country have been flat. And you know how expensive it is to raise kids.…”