Political Quotes

“The work of Congress, and particularly the House of Representatives, is to advance the well-being, security, and economic growth of the American people. Let me define for you, Mr. Speaker, who the American people are. For all of us as Members of Congress, that looks very different. For me in my district, it means the young entrepreneur who is eager and excited about starting a new business, a startup company. It is the middle-aged couple who have government jobs and who have worked diligently, scrimped and saved to buy a home, and are now looking for financing and support to send their children to college. It is the veteran who has served this country and now has to navigate through the bureaucracy of the Federal Government to get those rights and privileges that, having served this country, he or she deserves. It is the senior citizen and the retiree who are always watching their budget to make sure that they have enough to meet all of their bills and somehow get by. Those are the people and the families whom I fight for. I know that, on my side of the aisle, those workers, parents, seniors, and young people are whom we, as Democrats, are fighting for. While we may come from different families with different standings, beliefs, and statuses, that is whom we all should be working for in this Chamber. Presently, however, the House Republican economic scheme will only hurt working American families, whom we say we are here to support.…”