Political Quotes

“I have a message for Ohio voters, my great State of 12 million people. To Ohio voters, to parents, I say: Check your bank accounts. On Friday, most Ohio parents--the parents of more than 2 million children, 92 percent of children in our State--most Ohio parents, once again, saw $250, or $300, or $600 in tax cuts directly deposited in their banks accounts, or maybe they got the check in their mailbox. To parents, I say: We know how hard you work at your jobs and raising your children. Any parent--any parent--knows how much work it is to take care of children, especially young children. I am the lucky, proud grandparent, grandfather of eight grandchildren. I watch my children--five of our grandchildren live in Ohio; three of them live out of State not too far away. I watch them. I watch how hard they work, how difficult it is to take care of young children. And it has only gotten harder, of course, we know, over the last year and a half. So often I say to these parents: Your hard work doesn't pay off like it should. We have seen what happened over the past few decades: productivity goes up, stock prices have soared, executive compensation is off the charts; yet wages have barely budged. Meanwhile, you know how expensive it is to raise children: healthcare, school lunch, diapers, clothes, school supplies, braces, sports fees. The list never seems to end. One of the biggest expenses, of course, for so many families is childcare. Parents feel like they are stuck.…”