Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am grateful to be here on the floor today and to join with our colleague from Oregon who has led this fight as the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee to bring us to this moment where we have the chance to vote on a bipartisan bill. I will mention what happened in the House in a couple of minutes. But this bill addresses some of our long-term challenges. One of them is addressing our low-income housing shortage. The bill also enables our businesses to continue to invest in research, development, and manufacturing. The bill eliminates fraud. The bill eliminates fraud. The bill reduces the deficit. For me, most importantly, it invests in America's children by expanding the child tax credit. That is why groups from across the spectrum have lined up to endorse the bill. Groups like the National Association of Manufacturers, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Children's Defense Fund, and so many other groups support this bill that will grow our economy, reduce poverty, and reduce the deficit. The House overwhelmingly passed this bill by a vote of 357 to 70. That happened back in January. So now we are hoping for a similar result in the U.S. Senate. I hope the Senate, in a similar bipartisan fashion, will pass this bill.…”