"That was money that we didn't have. So it was a windfall for folks who were already wealthy, and it did little for the rest of the country."
"And to be clear, the Treasury Department has the authority to determine how withholding is calculated."
"The economic prosperity we are supposedly enjoying right now is leaving too many hardworking people behind."
"So given that, it really is the best of times and the worst of times."
"Withholding is very important, because it avoids the problem of getting to April 15th with a huge tax bill for which many lower and middle-income Americans, would be a very severe hardship to pay."
"What I begrudge is the fact that Ms. Tirado and so many of my district in Philadelphia have not benefitted from those gains."
"Nearly 40,000 people were killed by gun violence in 2017. Over 1,600 took place in my State of Pennsylvania."
"So, for those who would have you believe, oh, that the bad guys are never going to try to go buy a gun, nonsense. Utter nonsense."
"Let me tell you how background checks save lives."
"Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it nothing can succeed."
"This is probably--no, you did say--not probably. You said this is the most important issue facing our generation."