American - Politician | June 17, 1946 -
For me, appropriations bills are the glue. These are the bills that must move, no matter what, to keep the government functioning as a reliable element of our society. The Appropriations Committee shouldn't be the most political place to be; it's the place where we have to make the institution function for the country.
Marcy Kaptur
GovernmentMeSocietyPoliticalGlue
That level of trade deficit throttles real growth in our country and continues the unfortunate path of selling out America. We are not winning the global trade war, we are losing it badly.
GrowthPathWarLosingWinningReal
Who owns the assets of our Nation? Increasingly, foreign interests own our assets, and we owe them money. No wonder people think our country is headed in the wrong direction. It is.
MoneyPeopleDirectionThinkWonder
People who go to work every day and perform the services essential to keeping our economy functioning deserve to live above the poverty level.
WorkLiveDayPeoplePovertyGo
I think food and education will help stem the poverty of the young people who are being drawn into terrorism every day.
EducationFoodDayPeopleThink
Since President Bush took office, we have lost 3 million more good jobs.
GoodLostPresidentMoreOffice
Increasingly, Americans don't own America.
AmericaOwnIncreasingly
People are rapidly losing hope and trust. They believe their government has been captured by special interests and no longer cares about them, and they are right.
HopeTrustGovernmentLosingPeople
As I watch what is happening in the Middle East and the carnage that comes over our television screens every evening, I cannot help but ask myself, what is wrong with humankind that we cannot stop the killing?
MyselfEveningHelpTelevisionWrong
We have seen voters denied their rights in recent elections as they have been incorrectly purged from lists, their absentee votes not counted, and voting machine integrity and security not assured.
IntegrityVotingSecurityRights
Strong efforts have been made in Ohio to curb the authoritarianism of our Secretary of State, Kenneth Blackwell, as he has purged people from lists in our State in particular precincts where voters are heavily minority.
PeopleStrongMinorityListsWhere
These Americans are among the working poor with full-time jobs earning $5.15 an hour. Millions fall into this boat, even more when you consider that the poverty line has not been adequately adjusted to reflect the true level of poverty in this country.
BoatPovertyYouFallCountryTrue
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Marcy Kaptur quotes