Political Quotes

“last week the Republican majority and the Democratic minority passed with no negative votes the removal of caps on the Social Security earnings. But it seems the Republican majority did not learn how to pass legislation on a bipartisan basis. Today we have a Frankenstein piece of legislation. None of the parts fit together. Even the names do not fit. Bipartisan legislation should be what is on this floor, but instead we have a budget-busting tax cut that does not even help small business. I support a minimum-wage increase. The Republican proposal falls short of meeting the needs of the American family. The Republican leadership is more willing to push a budget-busting, debt-increasing $123 billion tax cut that will go to the top 1 percent than to help American small business with a reasonable tax cut. We are presently enjoying one of the strongest economies ever, but the benefits are not flowing fairly to both the working people but also to the small business. We need to bring legislation to this floor that provides a real pay increase and a tax package that is sensible and responsible, not one that is just going to increase our debt. Hopefully, we will see the error of our ways and reject this Frankenstein piece of legislation.”