Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. You know, we did have an interesting hearing in the Joint Economic Committee about the growth gap in America, about the thought and prospect that America's future growth could shrink by as much as a third, the damage it would do for families, to our economy, to our ability to pay our bills as a Nation. And when we asked the four witnesses, all from different backgrounds and different philosophies, we asked them a simple question. One, do you believe higher tax increases, more tax increases, would help the American economy today? Not one of them said it would. And we asked them, what do we need to reassure our investors and put America back on a firm financial path? They all said, you need to act now on reforming Social Security and Medicare for the long haul. And I said, so when is now? And they generally agreed by June or July. I mean, now. The Republican budget does that. The Democrat budget ignores our problems, ignores the advice of four distinguished economists. Earlier tonight a claim was made that some of the budgets are indifferent to the suffering of many. I want to address the suffering of many in today's America, under today's recovery. Take a look at this. Since the bottom of the recession, the President often likes to boast that he has created over 6 million jobs along Main Street in America.…”