Political Quotes

“I'm very pleased to yield the balance of my time to the majority whip, the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy). {time} 1600 Mr. McCARTHY of California. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of this bill. Now, if you're like me and you go across the country, you want to listen to the American people. The two things they talk about when you tell them you're a Member of Congress, the first thing is: Where are the jobs? The second thing they say: Why can't you work together? Why can't you solve this problem together? It's not often that we get to mesh those two together on the exact same day. But, you know, today is that opportunity. Last week, I watched our President of the United States go to a small business. I love it when he goes to a small business. I was a small business owner. He went to a small business to talk about job creation. He wants to move America forward. And I'll be frank, lots of time my philosophy isn't the same as the President, but I want to work together, especially when we agree. So I listened to his words and I listened to him closely because he talked about what was holding back job creation in America. The President said: One of the problems we've had in the past is that sometimes it takes too long to get projects off the ground. There are all these permits and red tape and planning, and this and that, and some of it's important to do, but we could do it faster. You know what? I agreed with those words of President Obama.…”