“I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and extend the payroll tax cut.” ThinkingNeedsNextCuttingPeriodsTaxesCongressPrioritiesTax CutsPayrollPayroll Tax Author:Jacob Lew
“I think if you look at yesterday's New York Times poll, particularly when you judge Democrats in Congress versus the Republicans in Congress, people put a little more faith, or even a little more than a little more faith in the Democrats in Congress.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksLittlesNew YorkJudgingRepublicanDemocratCongressYesterdayVersusPollsNew York Times Author:John Podesta
“I think what people are looking for right now is not the kind of pizzazz and pop that perhaps we thought we got in 2008. Certainly, President Obama offered that. What they want now is someone who can work closely with Congress and get things done.” PeopleThinkingWantKindDonePresidentRight NowCongressPopsPresident ObamaThings DonePizzazz Author:Rob Portman
“The American people want a balanced budget. They want Congress to stop this barbaric practice of perpetual deficit spending. It really, if you think about it, is a form of taxation without representation. We fought a war over that issue and we won that war.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantWarFormPracticeIssuesCongressSpendingBudgetsPerpetualBalancedRepresentationTaxationDeficitBarbaricBalanced BudgetDeficit SpendingTaxation Without Representation Author:Mike Lee
“There's nothing that irritates Americans more than the fact that some members of Congress think they are entitled to their own set of rules. And it's true - too many people in Washington live in an alternate reality.” PeopleThinkingFactsRealityMembersCongressEntitledAlternate Realities Author:Claire McCaskill