We know in this country we have a tax gap of hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars.

Democrats are committed to the proposition that it should not cost hundreds of dollars and many more hours of time simply to follow the law and to pay what you owe.

Apparently, if he does not get what he wants, he is willing to let this country go through a catastrophic default.

and colleagues, there are ideas in Senator Braun's bill that Democrats and Republicans definitely could work together on, and I have always enjoyed working with Senator Braun. Unfortunately, there are two ideas in this proposal that are…

Democrats made a big investment in taxpayer service with the Inflation Reduction Act, and it goes without saying that now the American people have a right to know what they got with that investment.

It is these wealthy tax cheats--who can pretty much decide what they want to pay and when they want to pay it--that are the challenge.

Democrats made a big investment in taxpayer service with the Inflation Reduction Act, and it goes without saying that taxpayers have a right to know what they got with that investment.

This kind of flagrant abuse, flagrant tax evasion, highlights the point that you and I have been talking about, which is that this ball game is all about going after these wealthy tax cheats.

This kind of flagrant abuse, flagrant tax evasion, highlights the point that you and I have been talking about, which is that this ball game is all about going after these wealthy tax cheats.

Democrats are committed to the proposition that it should not cost hundreds of dollars and many more hours of time simply to follow the law and to pay what you owe.

Apparently, if he does not get what he wants, he is willing to let this country go through a catastrophic default.

The numbers paint a clear picture.

We know in this country we have a tax gap of hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars.

It is exciting, as someone who grew up during the Vietnam War, to see the positive relationship that we now have with Vietnam, and hoping to build on that.

I want to turn to a different piece, which is the USAID's Climate Strategy says it seeks to promote a safe and secure political environment for indigenous peoples, human rights, and environmental defenders.

I have submitted a request for this budget to include some dedicated funds for supporting folks who advocate for, and support environmental defenders, we are just trying to understand better how it can be most effective.

I really salute the administration's commitment to those--to the four programs: So one is the dioxin cleanup, one is the disabilities with children, and a third is continuing the demining, and the fourth is the Wartime Accounting…

I want to turn to a different piece, which is the USAID's Climate Strategy says it seeks to promote a safe and secure political environment for indigenous peoples, human rights, and environmental defenders.