William B. Richardson Quotes

Real Democrats don't abandon the middle class.

The Populist Caucus is the only caucus in Congress devoted solely to addressing middle class economic issues. We formed the caucus because the founding members felt like there wasn't enough focus on middle class issues in Washington, and we're going to keep it focused on middle class issues.

I think the defining issue of our time is: Does the economic, social, and political system work for the middle class?

We believe that if you want a strong middle class, you have to vote for Democrats.

Today, families like the one I grew up in still believe in that American dream. But as President Obama says, it's a make-or-break moment for the middle class. Mitt Romney's plans would make things worse.

We are not going back to the failed policies of the past. We are fighting for the middle class!

What I look at with each vote is that priority of whether it's good for the middle class or not.

There's no conscious plan here; my whole life in politics as a state legislator and in Congress has been about strengthening the middle class.

If it's conservative to say we need to help the middle class, then I'm a conservative.

Middle class people, I think they realize that Romney is not for them because of his narrowness, but they want to make sure that Barack Obama is focused on them with things that will make a difference. They know he tried, but they also know that it didn't do as well as they would have liked.

One of the things I get amused by is when my opponent talks about the middle class.

From the very beginning, I've talked about how we're going to strengthen the middle class in this country.

I want to help the middle class.

We need policies that will benefit the middle class because you will not have a strong society without a strong middle class, fundamentally.

Bill Clinton has done more to help the middle class than any leader in decades.

It's really Democrats who are fighting for working families and small businesses and trying to address the biggest problems that we have, which are huge disparities in incomes and wealth and money influencing the Democratic process.

A thriving middle class is the source of growth in a technological, capitalist economy. Investing in the middle class is the most pro-business thing you can do.

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

I'm a warrior for the middle class.

Because we believe that you got to build the economy from middle out and not from the top down.

President Obama believes that income inequality is one of the most pressing matters facing the nation. If we are going to be a country that provides ladders of opportunity and believes in a thriving middle class, then we have to raise the minimum wage.

To reduce inequality, employment must be sustained by appropriate macroeconomic policy.

What the voters want to know is who is going to get out there, fight for them, and deal with the income gap that exists in the nation today.

The next time you hear me attacked as a socialist - like tomorrow - remember this: I don't believe that government should take over the grocery store down the street or control the means of production. But I believe that the middle class and the working families who produce the wealth of America deserve a fair deal.

I believe America thrives when the middle class thrives.