Political Quotes

“So, with respect, the Senator from Illinois is suggesting this is somehow some negative moral judgment that it makes them lazy. It is exactly the contrary. I am saying people behave according to rational incentives. Look, our girls are 11 and 8 at home. We have incentives all the time: positive incentives and negative incentives. Incentives work. We don't want to create a system where someone, being perfectly rational and reasonable, says: Well, gosh, I can make a lot more money for my family staying home than I can going to work. If I go to work, my family makes less money. That is not a question of being lazy. That is a question of the government is putting me in a position where, if I want to care for my kids, I can do a better job of that by staying home. That is really foolish, and that, unfortunately, is the position right now of what I expect to be the Democratic Senators who will vote no on this. That is a bad policy for workers. It is a bad policy for small businesses. It is a bad policy for the economy. We should support jobs, not paying people not to work. Give them a safety net, yes. Give them relief, yes. But don't create incentives that make the problem worse, and that is what this Democratic policy will do. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware spoke first and is recognized”