David Plouffe Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“It's really a question of fairness and what kind of country we're going to live in. There are 22,000 people making over $1 million. They're paying an effective tax rate in the teens. As Warren Buffett said, he pays less in taxes effectively than his secretary does. That's not right.”

“Everyone in our administration is going to cooperate.”

“Listen, we're going to have to fight for every vote.”

“Our opponent and many in Congress criticized our decision to end the Iraq war.”

“The American people want to have trust in their leaders.”

“You ask people, 'should we go back to square one?' People don't want to do that.”

“But the debt limit obviously is something that needs to and will be passed. That is not inconsistent with a process and a belief that we have to get significant deficit reduction.”

“Now, the president would like to do tax reform, which would obviously lower rates for most people in America and make the tax code fair and get rid of loopholes and special treatment. But absent tax reform, the president believes the right way to get our fiscal house in order is ask the wealthy to pay their fair share.”

“The economy is too weak right now. We need to jump-start it. The American Jobs Act will provide that jump-start, to help us into next year and the year after that.”

“This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with those who have been affected by disasters.”