Political Quotes

“I think everybody knows what is going on in America economically. The people on the top have never had it so good. The middle class is shrinking, and most working people are struggling hard to make a living. Given that reality, look at the absurdity of this Republican tax proposal. Instead of helping working people and the middle class, 58 percent of the benefits go to the upper 5 percent. After giving out all of those tax breaks, they necessitate $115 billion cuts in Medicare, which in my State of Vermont will be a $75 million cut over a 5-year period, which will mean deteriorating health care services for our senior citizens. Huge tax breaks for the rich, significant cuts in health care for our senior citizens. The bottom 40 percent of wage earners get no cuts at all. What an absurd proposal. Let us defeat it.”