Political Quotes

“It is my time. I do appreciate the gentleman because I know what he is going to tell me. He's going to say, Well, we used that money in our budget. In fact, we did, because this was an action that was done 3 years ago, and we are trying to repeal the bill that took $716 billion from seniors. We disagreed with it, but after 3 years, you have to use the money. We promised at that time that we would stay after it. Look, the gentleman is the one who voted for it. Not one Republican voted to take the money. I know what their dialogue is, and I appreciate the gentleman. He is a very dear friend of mine. I know they're frustrated when we tell the truth about how bad this bill is. With regard to the cost to employers, Delta Air Lines marched up to the White House in February and said, Hey, guys. Just so you know, you're going to cost Delta Air Lines over $100 million this year. In the first year, it's going to cost $100 million. Trust me. They were listening over there. That may be why they said, Whoops, we'll let business off the hook. They should have done the same thing for everybody. Mr. Speaker, that's part of why we're here--we are here for fairness. What do Members of Congress hear when they go back home? They hear a lot of things, but here is the one that we hear more than anything. What we hear about is that there have been seven part-time jobs created for every one full-time job in America. Now, Mr. Speaker, that is not what we were promised.…”