Susan Collins Quotes

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

Real Democrats don't abandon the middle class.

In order to invest in our future, we must ensure that we appropriately protect programs that provide skills, services, and education for middle-class Americans rather than providing tax breaks for large corporations.

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

We cannot run a democracy without a strong middle class.

I will be a President for the middle class.

In our rush to soak the rich make sure we don't drown the middle class.

I believe America thrives when the middle class thrives.

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

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

Tax cuts that actually go to working-class, middle-class people, I'm not opposed to.

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.

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.

The Clinton administration cared a lot about the middle class and the poor. But it also cared a lot - too much, in retrospect - about the rich.

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

The answers to feeding hungry children is not fewer dollars to feed hungry children, it's to do more. It is to raise the minimum wage. It is to increase, not dismantle, the earned income tax credit. It is to make college more affordable for more middle class families, not more expensive. These are the things that grow our middle class.

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.

When you say fiscal responsibility, it seems to me that you really mean rich people keeping their money.

The best social programs we've had in this country are those that have united the middle class and the poor.

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

The middle class is at the heart of our budget problem.

One way to reduce income inequality is to get rid of the rich. If Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Rupert Murdoch and their billionaire friends could be persuaded to emigrate from the United States, income inequality would decrease overnight.

In a good society, those in the middle and at the bottom ought to benefit significantly from economic growth. When the country prospers, everybody should prosper.

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.

We have a choice: we can allow the growing disparity between rich and poor to continue unimpeded, or we can take action to budget responsibly and strengthen and expand the middle class. If we want this economy - and this country - to meet its full potential, the choice is simple.