Political Quotes

“This is about Members of Congress doing their job. The number one function of a Congress is to put out a budget. This Congress spent the last 6 to 8 months giving away $2 trillion to the wealthiest people in the country, and now we come to do a budget and say: Well, we don't have any money. We have priorities here, and it is about taking care of people who are getting hurt. It is about a gentleman who drove a truck for 40 years, missing baseball games and soccer matches because he was on the road. Now that he needs his pension, it is cut in half, and this Congress isn't doing a damn thing about it. It is about the coal miner who climbed into a dirty hole for 40 years and now wants a pension. The Republican leadership here is absent. It is about healthcare for kids, and it is about 11 million kids who are going to law school, going to college, going to med school, and all they want is a chance to sleep good at night. This Congress needs to get back to work. ____________________”