Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Arizona for his tremendous leadership as co-chair of the Progressive Caucus; and our other co- chair, Mark Pocan, for his tremendous leadership. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget, the People's Budget. I agree with the gentleman from Georgia that there are two different visions being presented here. Let's be very clear about what those two different visions are. The Republican budget says we should invest millions of dollars into tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires, and the largest corporations. Our budget, the Progressive Caucus budget, says we want to invest in people. We believe in working families across this country who are working hard, want to have a decent life, and want to build a better future. I choose investing in the people. That is what this budget does. It invests in education, in jobs, infrastructure, research, and science, and diplomacy. Let me just focus for a minute on education as the gateway to opportunity. The People's Budget commits $1 trillion to help families afford childcare, provides universal access to pre-K, and upholds our Nation's commitment to our public schools, which are the bedrocks of our communities nationwide, through adequate funding and supporting educators with resources that they need to reach every student. It makes debt-free college a reality by investing in college as a public good.…”