Political Quotes

“I think we all, on a bipartisan basis, we all have an opportunity here to provide much-needed relief to continue to foster the growth of an institution that is in our national interest and our community interest. Our families are dependent upon it, and we do not want to continue to punish people for doing the right thing. As you know, that hit is primarily on people in the $20,000 to $75,000 income bracket. That used to be awesome dollars. It is not awesome dollars any more, and people are struggling and struggling very hard. So I would urge all of my colleagues, let us get back together again. Even President Clinton recognized belatedly that there was marriage penalty tax relief in that big bill that we passed before that he vetoed. So even he came back with a modest move in the right direction. We will help him continue down that path too. I urge all of my colleagues to get behind the bill. Vote for H.R. 6.”