Political Quotes

“I have a question for my colleagues: What do you have against students? This tax bill means that if an employer provides tuition assistance, the student is going to have to pay income tax on that. Students who borrow money for school have to pay interest on the loan. Students who want to get low interest rates are going to have to pay high interest rates because of the elimination of the private activity bond. The second question I have is this: What do you have against democracy? This bill was written in secret. There were no public hearings on this bill. Nobody had a chance to have any input. That is why, if you ask 435 Members of Congress, if they want to raise taxes on students, the answer from 435 would be ``no.'' But you have rigged this bill so that we have literally no opportunity to offer a single amendment. That is wrong. This bill was written by and for the donor class. Let's defeat this bill and stand up for the middle class. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Yoder). Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the Chair and not to other Members.”