Working Families Quotes

48 quotes by 43 authors

Governance should be designed as an equalizer. Democrats are more inclined towards working families and those who are struggling for a better life. — Jimmy Carter
Emotional appeals about working families trying to get by on $4.25 an hour [the minimum wage in 1996] are hard to resist. Fortunately, such families… — Tom DeLay
Spending and tax cut decisions must be both fiscally responsible and fair to our working families. I believe that fiscal responsibility is the way to… — Blanche Lincoln
I am working hard to ensure that working families can continue to afford to live in our city. — Thomas Menino
Many Americans are unaware that we still have a large population of working families, elderly, and children who rely on emergency food pantries, shelters, and… — Blanche Lincoln
Today's tax cuts provide yet another illustration of the Republicans' fiscally irresponsible economic policies that ignore the needs of America's middle class, students, and working… — Ellen Tauscher
By strengthening the economy, providing job opportunity and meeting the needs of working families, we can ensure the continued prosperity of our nation. — Christopher Dodd
Working families need to know that we will work to protect their health needs, promote the development of safe, effective medicines, and guarantee patient rights. — Christopher Dodd
This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work, thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage. — Tim Bishop
Experience taught me that working families are often just one pay check away from economic disaster. And it showed me first-hand the importance of every… — Dave Obey
[A]s we celebrate 75 years of the minimum wage, we must also recognize that it is no longer achieving its potential impact in our economy… — Tom Harkin
We have to create security for the working families of Britain, and that's what I'll do — Ed Miliband
There are some liberals eager to embrace a culture void of morals, but the majority of America is made up of honest, hard-working families who… — John Doolittle
Congress has turned its back on America's working families. There are Teamster families in every congressional district in America, and those families vote. Those who… — James P. Hoffa
Most arguments for instituting or raising a minimum wage are based on fairness and redistribution. Even if workers are getting a competitive wage, many of… — Christina Romer
Do the elected officials in Washington stand with ordinary Americans - working families, children, the elderly, the poor - or will the extraordinary power of… — Bernie Sanders
Congress had the opportunity to extend tax relief to working families without increasing the deficit. Instead, we were handed a bill that favors the wealthy… — Rick Larsen
Students of America, working families of America: President Obama will not turn his back on you. — Lincoln Chafee
I have spent the better part of my adult life standing up and fighting for working families. — Bernie Sanders
Great physicians and nurses, skilled, caring and unparalleled in their training, intervened in my life and probably saved it. I was lucky but other Americans… — John F. Kerry

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