"I think it is a very slippery slope where we are going down today."
"My read of the bill suggests that it raises taxes on millions of American families violating the majority's pledge not to support tax increases."
"It is a fairly sloppy drafting job, and I appreciate the Committee's willingness to hold a hearing on it so at least the American public can hear the consequences of this poorly drafted bill."
"I believe we all know the intended consequences of the legislation. That is, to make it harder or near impossible for women across our country to have access to a safe legal medical procedure and one ..."
"However, I am confident that even with the cuts, those of you who do it every day will do a good job."
"I think the point that a lot of Members on this side made is that there are a lot of bad people in this country. Some are Baptists, some are atheists."
"I concur with everyone else who said that this is an issue that we all agree on. We just need to figure out how to get there."
"The lower our tax rate is, the more people we will hire, the higher wages we will pay, the better off everybody will be."
"I just want to point out a $9 employee, under best case scenario, is making around $15,000 a year."
"These men and women put their lives on the line on a regular basis to protect their fellow Americans."
"You know, just recently, with Speaker Pelosi's leadership, we rammed through legislation that would dramatically increase energy costs for all Americans."