Political Quotes

“Mr. President, yesterday the White House held its Summit on Working Families. On the summit's Web site, the White House notes: ``Too many working Americans--both men and women--are living paycheck to paycheck, struggling to make ends meet and respond to the competing demands of work and family.'' That, unfortunately, is the truth. But what the White House does not acknowledge is how much its policies have done to create that situation. Working families have not fared well under the Obama administration. Household income has fallen by $3,500 on the President's watch. Meanwhile, prices for nearly everything have risen. Food prices have gone up. Tuition costs are soaring. Airline fares are rising. The cost of recreational activities, such as going to the movies, has risen. And energy prices are placing a huge burden on American families. Gas prices have nearly doubled since the President took office. Low- income families in my State of South Dakota pay an average of 24 percent of their income on energy costs alone. And things are set to get much worse. This month the President's EPA announced plans to implement a massive energy tax on Americans. Thanks to this tax, energy bills could rise to crippling levels for many families in the next few years. That is not what families need, especially--especially--when they are already paying huge amounts for health care. ObamaCare was supposed to make things better for American families.…”