Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, it was about a week ago that the Joint Select Committee announced that they were unable to reach an agreement in finding $1.2 trillion in cuts before their deadline. Now, could they have done this without really breaking a sweat? And the answer is yes, they could have. The entire target for which they were reaching, the $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion, could have been cut with a single act: repealing the Affordable Care Act. One point five trillion dollars in new spending that this country cannot afford is contained within the confines of the Affordable Care Act. Now, look, Washington needs to quit pointing fingers and get back to work if we expect to put America back on a path to prosperity. American families are making cuts at home, and Washington should do the same thing. Families do not have the luxury of missing their deadlines, and neither should Washington. Americans must reduce our deficit, and we need to put people back to work. The House has passed more than 25 bills that would affect employment. Twenty of these House-passed jobs bills are stalled in the Senate. You can find out more about them going to jobs.gop.gov. Let's get people back to work and focus on ways to reduce the deficit. That means creating more taxpayers, not more taxes. ____________________”