Political Quotes

“Mr. President, our Nation was founded on a principle encapsulated in the first three and most important words of our Constitution: ``We the People.'' Our Founders wanted to have a nation that didn't work for the benefit of the powerful and the privileged, but for decisions of the people, by the people, and for the people, as President Lincoln so eloquently described our Nation. He did not describe a nation by and for the powerful, not a nation by and for the privileged, but by and for the people. Tomorrow, a bill is coming to the floor that couldn't be more of a ``by and for the powerful'' bill than we have seen on the floor of the Senate before. It is a bill completely contrary to the fundamental values embedded in our Constitution. This bill is a budget bill, and at its heart, it says: We are going to do $5 trillion of tax cuts almost completely for the richest Americans, and we are going to do so by gutting programs that make America work for working Americans. The President said: When it comes to tax reform, I want to help the middle class; I am not going to do anything for the rich and powerful. Then why, I ask you, is this bill coming to the floor of the Senate completely for the rich and powerful?…”