Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, this is a jobs bill. It is a jobs bill not only in the House of Representatives, but it is a job bill in the Senate. Now, in the House of Representatives, Dr. Cassidy's bill is about creating tens of thousands of jobs for hardworking Americans. It is about an $8 billion private investment that will not cost the American taxpayer one cent. It is about energy independence, and it is about America taking the lead in energy. For 6 years, this House has passed pieces of legislation that would have created the Keystone pipeline. Every one of those pieces of legislation died in the Senate. Now, miraculously--and I will call it a job bill--the Senate now is entertaining this because of one job. The tens of thousands of jobs of all these Americans, who you turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to, are now being answered by the Senate because of one job, one Senator who has the possibility of losing her seat because of the Keystone pipeline not being able to go through the Senate. Isn't it ironic that we sit here today and we try to spin this into something it is not? It is truly a jobs bill. It is an American bill. It is a bill that is going to create billions of dollars in revenue. And I would just ask my friends on the other side: Please look no further than last Tuesday. Last Tuesday's vote was a referendum on incompetency, not on incumbents. I would like you to please open your eyes and your ears to the American people and let them rise.…”