Political Quotes

“I come to the floor this afternoon to speak on behalf of myself, along with Senator Wyden, about the incredible healthcare impacts that this tax bill will have on families. It is astonishing just how far my Republican colleagues are willing to run from the truth in order to jam this terrible tax bill through Congress. They said it was going to lower taxes for the middle class. Well, it will not. They claim it is going to create jobs. Experts tell us the exact opposite. They are once again telling families to place their faith on tired trickle-down economic theories, and we have seen how that works. It doesn't. Unfortunately, I could go on, but I did come to the floor this afternoon to clear up any remaining confusion about one particular claim that Senate Republicans are making in order to justify handing more tax breaks to massive corporations and the wealthy. The Senate Republican tax bill includes a truly devastating healthcare change that is going to raise families' premiums, cause millions of people to lose their coverage, and create even more chaos and instability in our healthcare markets. People have rejected every single Republican attempt this year to undermine their healthcare, so it is worth asking, why are they doing it again? Why are Republicans doing it in this bill? The answer is simple. Republicans wanted to spend the savings from taking away millions of people's healthcare on tax cuts for those at the top.…”