Political Quotes

“this week President Obama has been holding what appear to be made-for-TV events to talk about the economy. He has been talking about the policies he wants Congress to enact, policies that he says will finally get America's economy going again. President Obama has been in the White House now for more than 5 years, so I think it is fair to ask: What has this administration--the Obama administration--been doing for the economy over the past 5 years? We know that the recession actually ended almost 5 years ago. Since then, our economy has not bounced back the way it should have or the way it typically does after a deep recession. The Obama administration has spent a lot of money on failed ideas such as the so-called stimulus package. Since the recession ended, Washington has racked up more than $6 trillion worth of additional debt, and it has not gotten us nearly the kind of growth we should have had as a result of this spending. Now the President has come out with a budget in which he has asked for tax increases of over $1.7 trillion--nearly $2 trillion in higher taxes over the next decade. Taxes are already too high. When I go home to talk to my constituents--as I would think most Members of this body hear from their folks at home--they say taxes are already too high. Americans are now preparing to file their taxes. Income tax day is coming--April 15.…”