Political Quotes

“Democrats in Congress have heard the call for change delivered by the American people last November. In just 3 months, we restored the necessary oversight of the administration and reformed the ethics rules of the House to lessen the influence of lobbyists and add transparency to the legislative process. We answered the call for change in direction in Iraq and kept our promise to our Nation's veterans by voting to increase VA health care funding by $11 billion. We passed meaningful legislation that will help middle class families, lowering the cost of student loans and prescription drugs. And although we won't be able to dig ourselves out overnight from the mountains of debt Congress and the administration built up over the past 6 years, the new Democratic Congress passed a budget that achieves balance in 5 years without raising a penny of taxes. In short, Mr. Speaker, we have listened to the American people and changed the way Congress does business.”