Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlelady from California for the recognition and also for the leadership. I might say to my colleagues that whenever we come to the floor of the House to do the people's business it is an important effort, and this motion to instruct is truly the people's business. I want to applaud you for framing the urgency of answering the call of doing what we need to do with respect to 160 million Americans who need payroll tax relief--again, tax cuts for middle class and working Americans, not a discriminatory treatment of only the top 1 percent being able to sing the song ``Oh Happy Day,'' but to allow those who get up every day, some working with their hands, some working with the genius of their minds, and being able to get tax relief from this Congress. I also know that the American people are looking for immediate relief as it relates to jobs. And I join with my colleague, Chairman Larson of the Democratic Caucus, about the American Jobs Act and the President's initiative on putting teachers and firefighters, police and construction workers to work, creating jobs and cutting taxes to put in the American people's pockets, and, as well, to provide job training and extended unemployment incentives. But I do raise this question as we look to protect Medicare and, yes, to provide the doctor fix, which is so important to Houston, with the large Texas Medical Center and the large population of seniors. I join with my colleagues to urgently move toward that.…”