Political Quotes

“I appreciate the gentleman from Georgia yielding. I think it's important to note as we have listened to a debate that went on all day today that there really is no difference within this House whether we should extend the payroll tax holiday or not. Both Republicans and Democrats alike have come together and said we want to have that tax break for middle class Americans extended. But if you were listening to the debate, you might be confused by that because we so often heard on the other side of the aisle that they don't believe that the Republican side wants to extend it. And so I want to take a moment and just talk about what I think is happening here with regard to this debate in the House. I mean, let's not make a mistake. We have introduced legislation that is going to extend the payroll tax holiday for 1 year. And what that means is, $1,000 in a tax reduction for middle class Americans throughout the country and in my district, central and northern Wisconsin, $1,000 for them as well. Across the aisle, a proposal has been made that started its process in the Senate, where we would do a 2-month extension, a 60-day extension, which means the proposal is they would offer middle class Americans $170 in tax reduction. So we've proposed $1,000 of tax reduction, and the Democrats have proposed $170 in tax reduction. And I think as the American people look at this debate, they'd say, well, my goodness, I want to go for the $1,000 deduction, not the $170.…”