Political Quotes

“I thank my colleagues. We have been hearing a lot recently about the inability of our Nation's elected officials to come together on a balanced and bipartisan budget deal. Here in Washington, DC, this issue is often viewed through the prism of partisanship and political point-scoring. The conversations and the coverage are very focused on the moment that we are in--this debate, the next few weeks, the next year--but for families who are sitting around their tables and in communities across America, this issue is about a lot more than that. It is about their lives and their futures. It is about tough questions too many of them have to ask themselves every day: Will they be able to afford to stay in their homes? Will they get the support they need to get skills and get back on a job? Are they going to be able to send their kids to college or go to the doctor when they get sick? Is Medicare going to be there for their parents or for them or for their children? Are their taxes going to go up next year? Those are the questions they are asking, and they want their elected officials to come together around real answers and real solutions and smart policies that work for families like theirs. These are the people I am fighting for as we work toward a balanced and bipartisan deal in this lameduck session of Congress. Those are the questions I feel very strongly we need to be answering.…”