Political Quotes

“I want to compliment my colleagues Senators Rick Scott, Tim Scott, and Senator Sasse. Today, when we were getting briefed about the bill, something hit me like a ton of bricks. And there are a lot of good things in here. There is money for healthcare providers, nurses, doctors, and hospitals. There are so many good things. The country is under siege. I was one of the first Republicans to join my Democratic colleagues. I think I talked to Senator Durbin. We need to do something more on unemployment insurance because the Collins-Rubio construct, I think, will help, but some people are going to fall through the cracks. Never in my wildest dreams, Senator Durbin, did I believe that what we have done is to pay people more not to work than to work. Under this bill, the $600 payment on top of State benefits actually allows people to have their income almost doubled in certain circumstances. I want to help people. I want to make sure that if you lose your job, we cover your wages. But under this bill, you get $23.15 an hour based on a 40- hour workweek not to work. If you are trying to hire somebody in South Carolina the next 4 months, you have got to compete with that wage. If you are working in a restaurant--probably not now--but if you are working anywhere for $15 an hour, somebody is making $23 an hour, and you are working. It is just not fair. It is going to hurt the Rubio-Collins construct.…”