Political Quotes

“I rise in support of this amendment but to oppose the underlying Republican continuing resolution. The spending bill before us is born out of an ideology that cuts right to the heart of our values as a country, and our priorities, too. Because that is what a budget is supposed to reflect: our values and priorities as a nation. Our priorities are to strengthen the middle class, to reduce the deficit, and to create jobs. And we can see very clearly where my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have placed their priorities. It's not in the well-being of our workforce, not in the effectiveness of our classrooms, not in the safety of our neighborhoods. The priorities of the majority party are not with the people who have worked hard all of their lives to earn a decent wage, buy a decent home, put their kids through school, and do what they can to keep their families and communities strong. The priorities of my friends on the other side of the aisle lay with America's most successful: the hedge fund managers, Wall Street financiers, and the investment bankers. Our Republican colleagues are pushing a spending bill that is irresponsible and ignores the needs of a healing nation. It cuts jobs, threatens American innovation, and diminishes investments in rebuilding America. And to what extent? Well, I can tell you, as a former mayor, I have seen firsthand the consequences of what is being proposed.…”