Political Quotes

“This House and its committees will discuss what is being called tax reform, what is being told to the American public is a middle class tax break. Well, I am here to tell you it is a con job. It is a tax giveaway to the wealthiest people in this country like never before at the expense of people in the middle class, lesser incomes, who will not get benefits, and if they do, it is chump change. It is the change you give somebody at a restaurant when you get your meal. Billionaires will get to get away without having to pay an estate tax, like Donald Trump--billions of dollars they will not have to pay to the government to help fund Pell grants, LIHEAP, and other programs that help people who need something. That is something they will not come off of. They may raise a little rate and say: We are going to put a little higher rate on the wealthy because it is not in there now. They may say: Give the State and local income tax exemptions back. But they are not going to go back on the estate tax because that is for the superwealthy, and that is who this bill is for. Wake up America. It is a con job. ____________________”