We can no longer support the use of taxpayer dollars to cultivate, nourish and grow hate on our campuses.

I am grateful to testify on behalf of my bipartisan legislation, the Modernizing Access to Public Waters Act, or the MAP Waters Act.

I want to underscore the outrage and frustration that you all feel, that I feel, and that the people in our country feel as this goes on.

For people to steal from that, either by not paying back a loan or by being dishonest in their use of the funds, is something I find quite extraordinary.

I applaud the efforts that were carried out then as I do today, but it has become clear, particularly as a result of the work that you all have done, that the oversight of funds tied to the CARES Act and other COVID relief legislation was…

Yes. Americans are not stupid. If we are handing out free money, they will be willing to take some.

The idea that we are using this money for fraud, is just simply outrageous.

The IRS doesn't deserve the presumption it's going to do the right thing all the time.

It is worth noting here again, even when our top marginal rates were sky-high, we still weren't departing meaningfully.

It is worth noting here again, even when our top marginal rates were sky-high, we still weren't departing meaningfully.

If this isn't evidence of an overwhelmingly progressive federal tax system currently in place, I don't know what would be.

I would also strongly believe that putting in place systems makes a lot of sense.

Taking taxes to zero is not going to get us more revenue.

It's a disingenuous claim that's used as justification for pursuing historic expansion of federal spending.

There's a quote I love, by I think it's H.L. Mencken, who said 'for every complex problem there's an answer that's simple, clear, and wrong.'

I think it's nuts to somehow think that getting rid of auditors is going to save us money.

I agree with much of what Senator Van Hollen has just described.

It's a Democrat, excuse me demagogue approach, which is I think designed to say hey, we want to get people to vote for us because we're going to promise them they can cheat in their taxes because there won't be any audits.