Political Quotes

“I know of no issue that most clearly shows the differences between the Republican and the Democratic parties than does this issue. President Bush came to Ohio on Labor Day. He stood and he talked about the child tax credit. It was reported in the paper that he said folks here in Ohio can use this $400 per child tax credit to buy clothing for their children, to buy school supplies. What the President did not say to the citizens of Ohio is that the Republican Party is excluding 500,000 children in Ohio, children from low-income families, children from families who are most in need of help, and yet they apparently do not count. We are told that they should not get this benefit because their parents do not pay income taxes. Well, they pay payroll taxes. They pay property taxes. They pay all sorts of other kinds of taxes. Why is it that my Republican colleague focus only on the income tax? Do they not know that a dollar being given for the payroll tax is just as difficult for that poor family to pay as a dollar on an income tax? Mr. Speaker, 500,000 children in the State of Ohio. Now, people need to be very clear. These are children whose moms and dads work. Sometimes they may work two or more jobs. They just simply do not make enough to have to pay income tax.”