Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt the American people are afraid. They're afraid of the party on the left. They're afraid because the party on the left raided $500 billion out of Medicare to pay for a national health care Ponzi scheme. They're afraid because that same party who talks about tax cuts for the middle class raised taxes by a half a trillion dollars on the middle class. After being held hostage, the middle class now hears from the party on the left, Trust me with a 60-day extension. No planning time, no time to figure it out. Trust me after I raised taxes on you in the last 12 months by more than a half a trillion dollars. Mr. Speaker, regular order suggests for the last 200 years that when the House and the Senate don't agree, they go to conference so that the folks on the left and those fighting for freedom on the right have an opportunity to come together in a conference. So to Mr. Waxman and Mr. Levin and others on the left who want a seat at the table, conference is the way you get a seat at the table. What we're asking for is common sense, something America has not seen from Congress in the last several years. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the rule and ``yes'' on the underlying bill. The material previously referred to by Ms. Slaughter is as follows: An amendment to H. Res. 502 offered by Ms.…”