Chaka Fattah Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Bush has never sent over a balanced budget.”

“But the point you need to know is that no president at war cut taxes $1.5 trillion, like Bush did.”

“Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.”

“We have major fiscal problems on our hand.”

“While Social Security faces some long-term challenges, the system is not in crisis.”

“Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.”

“But if they want to really think about the fiscal future of this country, then think about how we have moved from hundreds of billions of surpluses to hundreds of billions of deficits.”

“Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance.”

“Now we are raising the debt limit 3 times, up to $8 trillion, so that our children and our grandchildren will have to pay for the cost of our expenditures.”

“There are no problems that exist in the District that have been solved elsewhere in the country. Whatever problems exist in this city exist other places.”