Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts. I consider the gentleman from California a colleague that I've known for a good while, and I know that there are certainly good intentions; but I always believe that when you're elected to this powerful body that represents over 300 million Americans, as the census has given us new numbers of how many Americans we have the privilege of representing, you do have to speak about the future. When you begin to talk about generic numbers going back to 2008 levels, you are speaking generally without substance because it is our commitment to be able to move America forward. And I hope the President will stay in the blue column because you can see the red column in the past administration: there was no job creation. So when you talk about reducing the deficit, it must be with a plan; it must be with substance. Because you can repeal with no substance. And I would just raise the question: Do we want a Nation that does not invest in education? Do we want a Nation that does not help our businesses invest to create jobs? And do we want a Nation that says that security, the FBI, the DEA--someone called in today and talked about how important it was to ensure that we had the right kind of law enforcement. Or do we want to tell those who are on Social Security who have worked, literally worked, or are disabled, that there are no more dollars for them because we have just without any guidance gone back to 2008 levels?…”