Political Quotes

“Just one Ranger, Mr. Speaker. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, people are beginning to read the bill. Members should have just received a letter from 27 national groups, including labor unions, good government groups, and anti-poverty groups, who just sent us a letter strongly urging us to oppose this partisan tax bill. These groups represent millions and millions of people in this country. They don't represent the big corporations or the people who are well- connected and well-off. They represent working-class people and middle- class people, those who are struggling in poverty. But they are asking us to oppose this, and I urge my colleagues to take note of their appeal. Mr. Speaker, this very week, General Motors announced that they are laying off nearly 50 percent of their workers in North America and shuttering five plants. That is thousands of workers--thousands of families--who are going to spend their holiday season applying for unemployment and worrying about what is next. They don't have the luxury of waiting until the Democratic majority takes over in January. They are hurting right now. Many of them believed President Trump when he visited Ohio last year. He told them: Don't move. Don't sell your house. The jobs are all coming back. They are all coming back. So what are House Republicans doing to help? Are they making good on their promise to help support working families? The answer is absolutely not.…”