Political Quotes

“I wish to speak today--as many of us have been doing--not just about the high price of gasoline but all of the pressures on American families that come with that. When I say 'families,' I mean in the broadest sense of the word. The Presiding Officer has advocated on behalf of people who are suffering under the weight of high gasoline prices. He has been an articulate and forceful advocate for action. We are finally at the point where we are at least debating the action we should be taking. I wanted to talk about prices. When the average American family goes to the grocery store or they go to fill up their tank or they try to pay for college or health care--just fill in the blank--it seems as if everything in their lives is going up when their wages are flattening out or sometimes actually going down. The price of everything is going through the roof, and at the same time we have record job losses.”