Political Quotes

“I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Schwartz moves to recommit the bill H.R. 444 to the Committee on the Budget with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Strike section 2(b) and insert the following: (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Since 2009, every bipartisan commission, including the one appointed by the President, has recommended--and the majority of Americans agree--that we should take a balanced, bipartisan approach to reducing the deficit that addresses both revenue and spending. (2) Sequestration--established by the Budget Control Act of 2011 that was passed by the Congress and signed by the President--is a meat-ax approach to deficit reduction that imposes deep and mindless cuts, regardless of their impact on vital services and investments. (3) Congress should immediately pass legislation that the President could sign that replaces the sequester with a balanced approach that would increase revenues without increasing the tax burden on middle-income Americans, and decrease long-term spending while maintaining the Medicare guarantee, protecting Social Security and a strong social safety net, and making strategic investments in education, science, research, and critical infrastructure necessary to compete in the global economy. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.”