#america

I don't want to remember 2005 as a year that the government heaped unnecessary burdens upon American families. Stealing from the poor and middle class and giving to the rich, while increasing the deficit, is hardly responsible. ↗

— Marty Meehan

#american families #burdens #class #deficit #families

Over the past few years special interests have had a larger and larger say over who gets what in America, and the voices of average citizens are being shut out. ↗

— Marty Meehan

#average #being #citizens #few #gets

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. ↗

— Marty Meehan

#average #break #get #households #less

What's interesting is there are $12 billion of breaks in the energy bill that passed, yet we see that the sixth major oil companies in America last year made $1.1 trillion. ↗

— Marty Meehan

#bill #billion #breaks #companies #energy

America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that once we make up our minds to really do something, nothing can stand in our way. ↗

— Carrie P. Meek

#challenge #history #make #make up #may

Studies have consistently shown that financial hardship is the biggest obstacle to heterosexual marriage, yet the Republican leadership has done precious little to help address the financial hardship faced by American families. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#american #american families #biggest #biggest obstacle #consistently

For Members of Congress, we are saying here on the Democratic side of the aisle we are not going to vote for another pay increase for Members of Congress until the American people get an increase. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#american #american people #another #congress #democratic

I want to share with the American people that President Bush and the Republican majority in just 4 years have borrowed $1.05 trillion from foreign nations. That is selling our country to other nations because of the spending that is going on. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#american people #because #borrowed #bush #country

It is sad that the Republican leadership is not as interested as they say they are in protecting the institution of marriage as they are in waging a campaign to divide and distract the American people from the real issues that need to be addressed. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#american #american people #campaign #distract #divide

Mrs. Parks' act of brave defiance rocked the foundation of American society and inspired generations of civil rights leaders and created a sense of hope for every American facing legal discrimination in this country. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#american #american society #brave #civil #civil rights