Marty Meehan Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The 55% of American households that make less than $40,000 will get a tax break of only $7 while the households that make more than $1 million will receive an average tax break of $32,000.”

“The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today.”

“First of all, I'm in favor of making price gouging a crime, and in fact, one the reasons I didn't vote for the Republican House version was because there were too many breaks for the oil companies.”

“Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government.”

“Forty-five percent of Iraqi citizens think it is morally okay to attack American troops.”

“Our own State Department polls say that 80 percent of Iraqis view the United States as an unpopular occupier.”

“The reality is that we have missed a lot of opportunities in Iraq because of a failed policy.”

“Under the leadership of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the United States has given up the moral high ground that we used to occupy as an international leader.”

“At the same time, Republicans are pushing a $70 billion tax package that will overwhelmingly benefit the most wealthy Americans and actually increases the deficit by $16 billion.”

“For three years now, our brave men and women in uniform have done everything their country has asked of them, yet President Bush still does not have a plan to win the peace in Iraq and bring our troops home.”