Mr. Chairman, I agree with my Democratic colleagues that the child tax credit portion of this bill should be stronger. Be that as it may, in a divided government, you don't always get exactly what you want, and this bill is an improvement over the status quo. I am especially pleased at the inclusion of my legislation providing critical relief to wildfire survivors which passed the Ways and Means Committee unanimously. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to pass this bill.
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As a matter of fact, one of the witnesses mentioned that, too. I mentioned to the chairman that, you know, that old saying that if you are not at the table, you are on the menu, and I think that might hold true here, as well.
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