Political Quotes

“the matter before the Senate now that is currently being blocked by the minority is a bill that would permit work to proceed on hundreds of highway and transportation infrastructure projects, creating tens of thousands of construction jobs, and pouring $1 billion into our economy. This is timely legislation to repair our roads and bridges now, while our economy needs the work. Yet this bill is stalled in this body because Republicans in the Senate will not allow it to move forward. Unfortunately, we have seen this movie too many times. The minority has engaged in no less than 65 filibusters in this Congress--an astounding number that lays bare the minority's lack of interest in solving the real problems America faces. What a record--65 filibusters, the most ever. That is what the minority has to contribute to the problems America is facing. A number of our Republican colleagues have come to the floor of the Senate to speak today, but we have heard very little in the way of substantive or reasonable objections to the highway bill. Instead, what we have heard is a lot of talk about taxes. Of course taxes are on the minds of many Americans today. It is, after all, April 15, filing day, the deadline for Federal and State tax returns to be filed. Today, we should remember that the work of Government does not just cost money, it costs our money.…”