I think the only way to really ever force the hand of Congress is to enshrine it into the Constitution.

We have a moral obligation to get our fiscal house in order, to make sure that our children and grandchildren aren't saddled in the future with spending decisions Washington makes today.

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the very premise that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is working, as evidenced by the fact that unemployment is low, wages are higher

By the way, in case you didn't pick up on it, Chairman Yarmuth is not a big fan of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Our economy is strong again, with more than double the GDP growth seen during the Obama administration.

Despite these successes, some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are looking for ways to reverse this progress and increase taxes on hardworking Americans.

To truly address the fiscal challenges facing our nation today and future generations, we must tackle the core driver of our ballooning debt, and that is out-of-control spending.

Consumer confidence is at an 18-year high.

Unemployment fell to the lowest level since the 1960s in 2018 at 3.9 percent.

I struggle with the claims that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has led to a bigger gap in income inequality.

Americans are seeing bigger paychecks, getting to keep more of their hard-earned money to save, spend and invest the way they see fit.

What we have is a spending problem, a fact many Democrats are choosing to ignore.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is working. It is delivering meaningful relief to workers, families, job creators, and communities across the country.

The most extreme version and it is not based on facts.

I just believe the States can do a better job of tailoring voter access to their people than big government bureaucracy can.

the more we found out that more people in this Nation today distrust politicians and government officials in Washington, D.C., than ever before in the history in this country.