Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Speaker, before yielding to Mr. Davis, let me say this is not about lifting all boats; It is about lifting all yachts. And the 40, 50 percent of Americans who have only a leaky rowboat going into retirement don't get a dime out of this bill. As to the tax bill as a whole, Republicans came out and bragged, the President put it in writing: You will get $4,000 in additional income trickling down to you every year from this corporate tax cut. Now we know that only 4.4 percent of Americans have gotten a dime of additional compensation as a result of this tax bill. If you have got anyone in Ohio, in Pennsylvania, or in Texas who got their $4,000, I hope you will call us, because I am looking for the first person. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis), a distinguished member of our committee.”