We would be doing so at the expense of policies that would really help working families.

the estate tax is a godsend to businesses like ours in upstate New York.

We need to invest in our young kids in early education through their primary grades onto university and Ph.D.s.

the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are so important.

We have to ensure that the U.S. remains innovative and competitive in this global economy.

It didn't pay for itself, it didn't increase revenue, and it certainly did not increase wages.

They lump all taxpayers together into one undifferentiated group, and then claim that 'an average taxpayer' receives a significant benefit from TCJA.

the greatest abuse of the Constitution in my lifetime is when a former President incited a riot that tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Dr. Califf, welcome. Thank you for your good work.

We knew that this plan would disproportionately benefit the wealthy and the well-connected.

In the last three decades our Republican colleagues have skyrocketed the deficit with trillions of dollars in tax cuts.

Republicans complain about government spending when there is a Democrat sitting in the White House.

It ballooned the deficit by $1.5 trillion, and the bill never paid for itself.

We have to work together, Republicans and Democrats, if we are going to create a tax system for our country.

Ninety-five percent of the people who work in my area, ninety-five percent, work for a small business.

It reduced the top tax rate for millionaires.

The tax code is about values, in my belief, and you can do it in a way that supports working people or not.

56 percent of the tax cuts enriched shareholders, the remaining 44 percent lined the pockets of many executives, 0 percent went to workers. I repeat, zero.