Thomas Foley: “I am searching on the Democrat side of the aisle for some Members from Michigan. I hope they are going to come to the…”

“I am searching on the Democrat side of the aisle for some Members from Michigan. I hope they are going to come to the aid of Ford Motor Company and General Motors. When we had the discussion on CAFE standards, I know they were most vociferous in protecting Detroit. Today, while this attack is being leveled at Ford and GM, nary a word comes from Michigan. I await their arrival to hopefully shed some light for Members on this floor regarding the horrific layoffs that are occurring in the companies that they mention. I love Members using big names and big corporate people as ways to have an argument here on the floor on tax policy. Mr. Speaker, I remember a gentleman from Tennessee that ran for office, the highest office in the land, and the reason he lost, class warfare, pitting one against the other. Picking winners and losers, deciding who is entitled. I love that about this party. I love the Democrats because they get up here on the floor and try to obfuscate the facts that are in this very good bill by the Committee on Ways and Means. They do not talk about welfare-to-work tax credit extension. They do not talk about qualified zone academy boards, which was pushed by the ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means. They do not talk about work opportunity tax credit. They do not talk about $11 billion in interest-free financing for school construction. They do not talk about these things because these affect average Americans.”