Political Quotes

“if I might inquire of the gentleman on the other side if he has no more speakers, I am prepared, since I believe he has the power to close, I am prepared to make a closing presentation, and I will yield myself accordingly such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, there are obviously a couple of things on the record that need to be corrected. One of the earlier speakers made a comment about it being hogwash, I think was his elegant term, that the pro-growth policies that this majority put in the Tax Code have helped the economy, have helped economic growth in this country which has achieved record rates, have allowed us to generate new revenue that in turn would bring down the deficit, and yet, in the contrary position, Chairman Greenspan just a few months ago, when he was still in office, testified before our Joint Economic Committee and made very clear that the tax policies of this majority, particularly as they apply to the more dynamic side of the Tax Code, have been successful in generating economic growth and have been successful in helping the economy. It is precisely about maintaining these tax policies and not doing a tax increase that we consider this motion to instruct. I think this motion to instruct would be perverse. It has been challenged here whether this motion to instruct, in fact, represents a tax increase.…”