Do you agree it would be best for the economy if Congress' budget and tax decisions do not increase the Federal debt rel...
It is a fact that the Defense Department budget is more than half of our discretionary budget. Isn't that the case?
Well, they have been on GAO's High-Risk List since 1995. Isn't that the case?
And, in fact, Mr. Chairman, on an annual basis we pay more in tax expenditures than we do on Social Security. Isn't that...
Now, Mr. Dodaro, we have not seen the Pentagon pass an audit in recent memory, if ever. Isn't that the case?
I think all of us would like to see us spend what we need on our national defense and national security. We also all, I ...
you do not take away one special tax break for anybody, hedge fund managers, for the purpose of reducing that debt.
Look, it is flimflam. I understand you are now representing President Trump who put the parameters that you described on...
this is only really great for taxpayers who are in the top 1 percent.
you do not want to close one tax break for the purpose of reducing the deficit.
Will you agree that it would be a bad idea to pass a tax plan that the Joint Tax Committee, using their dynamic scoring ...
the Wharton School study cuts it by $55 billion, which was a surprise to many people.
There is no doubt about that, and as I said, I had hoped that maybe we would begin with something like that.
A lot of us had hoped that we might get off to a start in this Congress on a bipartisan basis.
Please, as someone who has a reputation as a straight shooter, do not come before this committee and pretend this is in ...
you cut the Social Security disability. I think that is a bad choice.
If you were to eliminate a lot of those programs, you would have close to 40 million more Americans in poverty.
Please provide all communications you have had with representatives of agricultural and other companies regarding water ...
