Political Quotes

“I would like to share some remarks about the economic condition of American workers, the immigration bill that passed here recently, and in general about where we are as a Nation and the difficulties we are facing. I think there is a growing acceptance by most experts that we have, indeed, seen a decline in the wages of the middle-class and working Americans relative to inflation since maybe as long ago as 1999--a steady erosion of their income relative to the price of products they buy. That is not a healthy trend. President Obama talked about it, our Democratic colleagues talked about it a lot when President Bush was President. But it has continued. I thought maybe it was an aberration, but I do not think so anymore. I think a lot of things are happening with robotics, ObamaCare, other things that are happening, that are making it more difficult for workers to find jobs--unemployment remains exceedingly high--and to have wage increases. One of the things I noticed this week from the Republican side of the aisle is that Congress received two letters--one from Republican donors, according to some, and another from CEOs--urging that Congress act on immigration. This is primarily to the House Members. Nearly 100 top Republican donors, they called themselves, and Bush administration officials sent a letter to the House Republicans on Tuesday urging lawmakers to pass a bill that legalizes illegal immigrants. The donor letter came the same day the U.S.…”