Political Quotes

“A silent movie won this year's Oscar for Best Picture. That award just as easily could have gone here to the House, because the House Republicans continue to be silent on job creation and seem intent on dragging America back to 1929 when the last silent film won the Oscar. When Republicans recently held a hearing on contraception, they did their best to silence female voices, inviting five men and zero women to testify on the topic of female reproductive health. Since they gained the majority, House Republicans have been painfully silent about actually creating jobs. In 2011, they voted for a budget that would have cut 700,000 of them. This year, they proposed a transportation bill that would cut another 550,000 of them. As Americans ask for real job proposals, Republicans remain silent. It's time that someone actually started speaking up for the American people. Despite 23 straight months of job growth, there are still almost 8 million people trying to reenter the workforce. Unlike this year's Best Picture winner, this continued silent treatment from the Republican majority offers Americans no entertainment and, sadly, no employment. ____________________”