Political Quotes

“this last March, 64 Senators--32 on each side--wrote a letter to the President asking for real tax reform and real entitlement reform. I think most of us know today's exercise is a political exercise. It is not intended to deal with deficits. It is intended to divide. Last week, I heard the President speaking at a college in Florida about the Buffett tax. In that speech, he was talking about spending all that money on things they were interested in. In other words, this money is not being used, per the President's speech, in any way to reduce deficits. I encourage all those on both sides of the aisle--32 Senators on each side--who have spoken earnestly and sincerely about progrowth tax reform and entitlement reform to not follow this folly of division but to hold together, as we need to do something that is great for our country. It is my hope that by later this year--possibly in a lameduck, although I hope something happens sooner than that--all of us who truly care about solving problems, not about scoring political points, which this bill is about, will come together and do something great for our country. I yield the floor. ____________________”