Political Quotes

“child tax credit. What is it? It is not a refund because you paid income tax. That is a misnomer we are talking about. This bill passed in the House and was excluded, there were certain numbers of people excluded as a result of tax cuts that were passed. And this body, Members of this Chamber, the majority side decided that we ought to cut folks out who make between 12 and $25,000 a year. We are not talking about something new. This has already passed for everyone else except for those who earn between 12 and $25,000 a year. You excluded those individuals. You said if you have children and you are working, it does not matter. I walked this past Monday in a Labor Day parade; and as I was walking down in Whitwell, Tennessee, the gentleman knows what I am talking about, as I walked down that Labor Day parade route, probably 5 or 6,000 people on the sides of the road, somebody came out and hollered at me, Tell the President, and I will not repeat what she said, what he can do with his tax cut. I think we can redeem ourselves. Mr. President, what I am calling on you tonight to do is just what you did to the Senate. I talked to the Republican-controlled Senate and said pass a child tax credit that includes those folks who earn between 12 and $25,000 a year. They did. He said we have left them out when we passed the income tax proposal. He called the House.…”