Political Quotes

“Let me thank the gentleman for yielding, and also thanks to you and Congressman Grijalva for your tremendous leadership of the Progressive Caucus and for crafting this people's budget--which is a people's budget. Today, millions of Americans are working hard and still struggling to make ends meet, and millions are working hard trying to find a job. Paychecks are shrinking while corporations reap record profits. Instead of developing a budget to create jobs and help American families, the House Republican budget ``balances'' the budget once again on the backs of the most vulnerable to protect giveaways to special interests and the wealthy few. The CPC's people's budget stands in stark contrast to the House Republican budget. This is a moral document. It reflects our values as a nation. It creates more than 8 million good-paying jobs. It includes a plan to lift more than 22 million Americans out of poverty over the next 10 years. It restores funding for SNAP and opens educational opportunity to all. It ends the Pentagon's slush fund, known as the overseas contingency account, that for far too long has padded the wallets of defense contractors at taxpayer expense. It also tackles waste, fraud, and abuse at the Pentagon by demanding audit readiness. Make no mistake: the people's budget does what the House Republican budget does not. It works for American families, not special interests, defense contractors, or the 1 percent.…”