And yet, Republicans have held hostage every penny of relief until the Senate passes their special interest tax breaks,

I know the Republicans want to have a political gimmick to have on Valentine's day, and that's what this is about, ... It's not too late for us to work together. There's enough things for us to argue about come November, but I would think that the American people would want us to work together.

The more light that shines on this, the longer it is going to take, ... There are some responsible Republicans in the House who are going to take a long, hard look at the way they have been treated by the Republican leadership.

Clearly everyone wants a tax cut but you can't have a tax cut for a surplus that you don't have,

Once again, the Republicans in the Senate have rejected an increase in the minimum wage. They support tax breaks for multi-millionaires, but they oppose helping the working poor to earn a decent income.

The Republicans have sequestered themselves in a room in order to piece together a political bill they know is going nowhere,