Political Quotes

“Well, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank the gentlemen, Mr. Faso and Mr. Collins, for their leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, in my district, the 23rd Congressional District, where we sit on the border of the State of Pennsylvania, when you talk about the tax burden that is placed on my hardworking residents that are struggling, that are trying to pay utility bills, that are trying to pay for food to put on their tables, that are trying to take care of their families and put their kids through school, when you talk about a tax burden that is driven by the Medicaid shift in New York State to the local level, at our county level--a very unique circumstance across the country--to the tune of $145 million a year in each of the counties I represent, that type of burden is not sustainable. I thank the leadership of Mr. Faso and Mr.…”