Political Quotes

“Mr. President, right now our Nation's retired coal miners--and I know Senator Kaine and Senator Warren care about this, too--are on the brink of losing the health care and retirement benefits that they have earned over a lifetime of hard work. It is within the power of this Congress to stop this, to help the mine workers, and to do right by these hard-working Americans. Many of them are veterans. Most of them wore their bodies out to give their families a better life. There is no more fitting action that we can take during this holiday season than to honor this promise that the American Government has made to our Nation's mine workers since Harry Truman made that promise. The workers held up their end of the bargain. It is despicable that we are not holding up ours and that we are preparing to leave town without lifting a finger to help these workers. United Mine Workers of America's health care and pension plan covers some 100,000 mine workers; 6,800 live in Ohio. If Congress fails to act, thousands of retired miners could lose their health care this year. I emphasize that it is retirement security they worked for, security they fought for, and security they sacrificed raises and their own health for. Understand this: Too many people that dress in suits, work here, draw good salaries, and draw good benefits don't understand what happens at the bargaining table for workers in our country.…”