David Schweikert

I despise using the term 'underclass,' but we are brothers and sisters who are having a really tough time in society.

He also discussed about how people have seen in their paychecks be larger because of withholdings throughout the year.

Thanks to those lower tax rates, to doubling of the child tax credit, to a nearly doubling of the standard deduction, you know, average, middle-class families in Kansas are seeing over $2,200 of their hard earned money that they are…

I know there has been some debate back and forth about where it helps and who it helps the most, but it is making a difference for millions of American workers and families.

This growth is great for all Americans, and it didn't happen by accident.

You know, as we meet today, our economy is going at historic levels, and, you know, this is directly attributable to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and some of the regulatory reform over the last couple of years.

I very much appreciate that. I appreciate this administration's effort on that as well.

I am so proud of the effect that this tax bill has had on my district.

Please. Please. Any of you that believe that somehow the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act hurt America, please raise your hand right now.

So to sit here today and say, 'Somehow this damn Tax Cuts and Jobs Act just didn't help every single American in the same way,' no kidding.

Their new research won't be done in London; it will be done here in New England.

Coming from Arizona we have sort of this utopian view that one day Arizona may become a coastal State.

I knew you were going to say virtue signaling. This is a little bit sarcastic, and I mean it to be slightly on the humor side, one of the first things every Member of Congress should put into their budgets is the ownership of a calculator…

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We need to act now to address some of these issues with Social Security.

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

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

We need to act now to address this.

We cannot overlook the impact, the financial impact, on this very vital program.

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

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

The mission of the Republicans on this subcommittee is to secure Social Security benefits without tax increases.

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

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.