Political Quotes

“Madam President, just very briefly, my friend from South Dakota said I had called Republicans ``heartless.'' That was not my word, but when Americans who have a great work ethic and believe, as my friend from Ohio has always talked about, in the dignity of work but can't get jobs and can't make rent and can't pay for groceries, I don't think we should say, when they need a loaf of bread: Well, we will just settle for a slice. The people I met in Oregon all through last week desperately want to work. They know that it is the path of upward mobility in the private economy. Yet, as we have seen, lots of jobs are gone. You can go down Main Streets, and there is barely a car moving. That is why we have said, as my friend from Ohio always talks about, when those workers believe deeply in the importance of work, and they know, by the way, that it is the only way they can secure upward mobility in the private economy. When they can't do it as a result of this pandemic, which is spiking again, we don't think it is wrong to make sure people get a sufficient benefit to pay rent and buy groceries. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.”