Dick Gephardt Quotes on People (10 Quotes)

You cannot short-circuit and push all 535 people out of the room and make the decision between two or three people, ... We are not going to let them run over people's right to understand what's in the bill.

I think when everything is finally considered I'll have a lot of support -- strong support -- not only from labor unions but from working people.

Why would we want to keep a tax cut that's failed? Why would we not want to go back to the Clinton tax code? And why would we not want to help every family more with a health-care plan like mine? Let's help average people. Let's be Democrats.

I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on.

It's an outrage to the senior citizens and the people of the United States, ... We will not rest until we get that benefit in law.

It the tax bill gives the bulk of the benefits to the top five percent of taxpayers. Given the history of the last 10 years, when people at the top have done very well, people in the middle and at the bottom are struggling. This tax bill needed to go to people in the middle and people trying to get in the middle. It's a fundamental mistake and I don't care if I'm the only one saying this. I'm going to say what I believe in and what's in my heart. ... Meet the Press

We walked to demonstrate our deep displeasure at the action of the majority party they disregarded the clear will of the majority of the American people,

We have a big job of reconciling the people in Iraq. We need to pull together that international coalition that we should have gotten together a long time ago,

We've got the biggest army on the ground. And we've connected with voters out here ... People are ready to go today. I was all over the state yesterday. We've got lots of excitement.

We in the Democratic Party feel strongly that the people in the middle, the people stuck on the bottom, are the people we need to be giving the majority of this tax cut.