David Schweikert

we want to make sure that the solution does not involve some devastating tax increases.

we need to do the same thing in Congress at the federal level for everybody in the nation.

That does not reward work and it puts widows who have worked their entire lives at risk of poverty.

I share the commitment to work with you and with our Democratic colleagues to achieve reform in Social Security.

we need to act now to address this.

That is the right thing to do after years of hard work.

The easiest thing to do is to do nothing. But, as Chairman Larson pointed out, doing nothing means you are, de facto, in favor of 25 percent or at least 20 percent plus cuts come 2034.

It is not merely a, quote, unquote, entitlement; it is an earned benefit.

And to my friend, thank you for stalling. What we are doing tonight--and we will try to do it somewhat efficiently so you don't have to spend too much time in the Chair--is every week we have been taking a half an hour or so--tonight we…

Wishes and hopes and optimism are not public policy. Be careful what you are asking for here. There are real- life examples across our country with what this did to our democracy. Understand the damage you are about to do. Mr. Chair, I…

I accept this as--and I don't mean this in a mean fashion, but I accept this as one of the tenets of faith on the Democratic side. The gentleman from Maryland--wonderfully articulate--that isn't what happened. I mean, you have 25 years in…

I actually appreciate the study mechanisms, but this is actually one a little bit broader. How many of us are from States that have actually had public funding or public matching of our State legislatures? I am from Arizona; I have…

I appreciate and I love the concepts of technology. I am really concerned. This should actually be a bipartisan concern, because at some point is that executive director going to be one party or another, or demonstrate certain political…

Having read over the amendment, there are a couple of concerns I want to walk you through. And please understand, I am one of those--I co-chair the Blockchain Caucus. I have a fascination with could we ever move to encrypted blockchain…

How much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania has 2 minutes remaining.

Having been here for a little while, be careful--good intentions--and when people often bring those issues and bring those--be careful. You may have good intentions. And the intentions of often those who bring us a thought or an issue…

What do we do to future-proof a success?

Many of us really appreciate when you stay here and listen to us because we know a lot of folks out there don't appreciate it. It is sort of a gift of your time to be with us. When we were in the majority, I spent much of my freshman term…

I am proud that President Trump has been one of the first Presidents to stand up to these unfair trade practices.

I have real concerns with the way the Administration has approached the problem, creating and escalating a trade war that has caused harm to many businesses.

I want to tell you that I had a town hall in Loris, South Carolina, last week.

I think there are problems at the WTO that we have to address, and it hasn't risen to the occasion with respect to at least non-market economies.

Times are desperate.

We want the equitable, reciprocal, and enforceable, structural reforms that you talk about.

Our farmers, in spite of that, and our ranchers, they stand with this President 100 percent.