Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, President Obama has asked that 40 percent of the stimulus bill be reserved for tax relief. Republicans agree on the need for fast-acting tax relief for families and small businesses. Unfortunately, it seems the Democrat majority in its proposal includes far less tax relief than what President Obama requested. Some estimates say there is only 10 percent tax cuts. The estimates that I have had that seem reasonable and accurate is that there is only 33 percent of this proposed bill that includes tax cuts and the rest, the 66 percent, is just pure government spending. I'd also note that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported that less than half of the spending on infrastructure in the congressional Democrat proposal will be spent by the end of 2010. That hardly seems stimulative. By contrast, Mr. Speaker, our position would be tax cuts can have an immediate impact.”