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It is still a tax cut, and it would yield approximately $2.6 billion, enough to recoup the Medicaid cuts. And I make that point, Mr. Ford, simply because last night we heard the President tell us that we are all bound together in this long…
What a testament to the Tuskegee Airmen that today a white Alabamian and a black Alabamian stand here to pay tribute to their remarkable work. So much has been said about their remarkable accomplishments, and I will not repeat any of that…
36 percent of small business owners in this country will get virtually no tax relief under this bill. The overwhelming majority of sole proprietors will only get very small relief under this bill. We can talk all we want to about the tax…
Sometimes I know a lot of the people listening to these debates hear us talking about a lot of sound and fury, and you would almost have the impression, when we hear the words ``tax cuts'' over and over again, you would almost have the…
A lot of them are coming home now, and they are watching this debate, and they are asking a very basic question: Why is this House even assessing the question of Head Start? Why is this House even talking about dismantling Head Start, when…
My party would not have reached into the pockets of hardworking Americans to get to a $350 billion cutoff number. My party would not leave veterans out of a package that purports to help people. And my party would not have to depend on a…
This legislation is a good bill. It is outstanding legislation, and I want to compliment the leadership of this committee. A number of people have extolled the virtues of this bill as far as efficiencies are concerned. A number of people…
The strength of our system is nothing less than its capacity to absorb the worst impulses in our character. ... We do not count on amendments, we count on the best angels in our nature.
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